The incidence of denominative variation in the comprehension of the specialized concept in the area of lexicography: a research with Brazilian university students

Authors

  • Lucimara Alves Costa Universidade de São Paulo-USP
  • Sabela Fernández-Silva Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso- PUCV
  • Vitória Regina Spanghero Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2020.71231

Abstract

Based on the theoretical assumptions of the cognitive theories of Terminology, this work aimed to analyze the incidence of denominative variation in the understanding of the specialized concept of Lexicography. In order to achieve this goal, we conducted an experimental research with Brazilian university students of Letras course. We applied a test of reading comprehension from Lexicography texts that presented specialized concepts based on variation. The results showed that variation influences cognitively in the process of textual comprehension and, consequently, has an impact on how the reader understands and constructs the concept.

Author Biographies

Lucimara Alves Costa, Universidade de São Paulo-USP

Pós-Doutoranda em Linguística na Universidade de São Paulo.

Departamento de Letras Vernáculas

Sabela Fernández-Silva, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso- PUCV

Profesora en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso- Chile.

Vitória Regina Spanghero, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Professora na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul -UFMS- Três Lagoas

Departamento de Letras- Estudos Linguísticos.

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2020-11-20

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2020): The Terminology, the Lexicography and their interfaces

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