"Black is king": língua e identidade no uso do AAVE por Beyoncé
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2023.e91220Palavras-chave:
Identidade, AAVE, BeyoncéResumo
Este artigo tem como objetivo compreender a correlação entre língua e discurso identitário para mulheres negras a partir da análise das letras de música de Beyoncé ao longo do tempo. Seu objetivo específico é investigar a ocorrência de code-switching entre inglês padrão (SE) e inglês vernacular afroamericano (AAVE) nas letras da cantora dentro de diferentes domínios musicais. Então, analisamos a frequência de cinco estruturas sintáticas do AAVE em diferentes gêneros musicais – pop, hip hop/rap - em distintas fases de sua carreira. Os resultados mostram um declínio geral das formas do SE e um aumento do uso de formas do AAVE, embora a cantora continue a praticar code-switching na sua composição musical. Isso representa uma transição no uso da linguagem de Beyoncé, indicando uma correlação entre escolha da língua e identidade discursiva da mulher negra.
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