Processos de relativização e marcadores relativos em crioulo de Cabo Verde

Segundo Comrie (1981:148), «a given language may have more than one type of relative clause construction in its over-all battery of relative clause formation possibilities. (…) The distribution of types within a language, however, is not completely arbitrary (…)». Dado que o Crioulo de Cabo Verde (CCV), variante de Santiago, se comporta desta maneira relativamente àquela área da gramática, a análise das orações relativas nesta língua de base lexical portuguesa assume uma importância acrescida quer descritivamente, quer tipologicamente. Deste modo, o artigo que se apresenta foca os seguintes tópicos da sintaxe de relativização do CCV: (i) Tipos de orações relativas em Crioulo de Cabo Verde (cf. secção 2.); (ii) Estratégias de relativização em CCV (cf. secção 2.); (iii) Natureza dos marcadores relativos em CCV (cf. secção 3.). As orações relativas diferem entre si relativamente a vários aspectos, sendo o resultado da interacção de factores sintácticos e semânticos. Cada tipo de oração relativa pode envolver uma ou mais estratégias de relativização, obedecendo a determinadas condições sintácticas, como se expõe no Quadro

Upper Guinea Creole Evidence in favor of a Santiago birth

This paper addresses the debate on the place of origin of the Upper Guinea branch of Portuguese Creole (UGPC) as spoken in Guinea-Bissau and Casamance (GBC)1 and on the Santiago Island of Cape Verde (SCV). The hypothesis that UGPC emerged on Santiago rather than on the mainland is underpinned both historically and linguistically. First, a historical framework is presented that accounts for the linguistic transfer from Santiago to Cacheu. Secondly, Parkvall’s (2000) lexical evidence in favor of a Santiago birth will be analyzed and corroborated. Thirdly, a phonological trait that separates GBC from SCV is highlighted and shown to favor a Santiago origin. Finally, lexical and phonological features typical of 15th–16th century Portuguese shared by GBC and SCV are combined with historical data to further strengthen the Santiago birth hypothesis.

A Cross-linguistic comparison of copular predication

This paper explores the syntax of copular predication withn and across the varletles of cape verdean creole briging new insights about the morpho-synactic properies of the copula with respect to funcional and lexical categories

Os crioulos da Alta Guiné e do Golfo da Guiné

Este artigo incide sobre os crioulos de base lexical portuguesa da Alta Guiné e do Golfo da Guiné, que constituem duas famílias linguísticas distintas, de formação independente, tendo por objectivo mostrar algumas tendências de convergência e de divergência a nível da estrutura sintáctica.

Evolução Demográfica da Ilha de São Vicente do Descobrimento a 1950

Este trabalho propõe-se analisar a evolução demográfica da ilha de São Vicente, desde o seu descobrimento até 1950. A análise é complementada pelo estudo da natalidade e mortalidade desta ilha que, à semelhança do resto do arquipélago, foi marcada histórica e demograficamente por cíclicas crises de mortalidade e uma elevada natalidade. As particularidades da ilha prendem-se com o seu povoamento tardio e com a sua ligação ao Porto Grande que lhe deu uma dinâmica diferente do resto do país. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida nos arquivos da Conservatória do Registo Civil de São Vicente e da Câmara Municipal de São Vicente. The present work aims at analysing the demographic evolution on the island of S. Vicente since its discovery till 1950, being the analysis complemented by a study on birth and mortality rates on this island. Similarly to the other islands, these rates were marked, both historically and demographically, by recurrent mortality crises, as well as by high birth-rate. The island particularities not only result from its late settlement, but also from its close relationship with the “Porto Grande” harbour, which conferred it a different dynamic, if compared to other parts of this country. This research was based on the files recorded at the Registry Office and the Town-Hall, both in S. Vicente.

Interference of Native Language in English Language Acquisition in Santa Cruz and Calheta Secondary schools

This study analyzes the interference of native language when students are learning a foreign language, in this case English. According to this study, interferences from the native language such as lexical-semantic and phonological are not infrequent. It is one of the main barriers that create difficulties when learning English. The outcome of this study is presented at the end of the Monografia: to provide English-language teachers and students the most significant linguistic interferences that occur during the learning process of English language. Furthermore, some teaching strategies are discussed to avoid the biases that appear due to the interferences of the native language. As a result of this study, I hope to contribute to the learning success among English-language students.

Alfabetização de crianças caboverdianas em língua portuguesa como língua não materna : o ensino da leitura

abstract: Cape Verde is a country of bilingual characteristics, where coexist two languages: the mother tongue – the Creole of Cape Verde (CCV) or the Capeverdian Language (LCV) and the Non Maternal language – the Portuguese that is the official language and, therefore, the language used in the process of education and learning. This situation generates conflicts so much to linguistic level as to cultural level. The two languages presents some lexical resemblances, what drives, many times, to misconceptions and linguistics errors that complicate children in the learning, in particular, of reading that constitute the base for the learning of others knowledge. The learning of reading, in the Non Maternal language, requires a development of the oral language in Portuguese Language, which stimulates the reasoning of the child through playful exercises and cognitivists and construtivists approaches. In this way, the competences of phonological processing in the acquisition of the competences of reading are important for the discrimination of written text and favor the learning and the development of reading. The child, through the discovery, begins to elaborate concepts in the way to obtain a relation with the written language, by functional form. Adopting a methodology of case study and through questionnaires, direct observation and collect of documentary information, this dissertation presents and analyzes connected aspects to the literacy of capeverdian children in the beginning of the schooling and to the learning of reading as basic support for the learning of Non Maternal language. The subsidies collected by the study, presented in this dissertation will contribute for the education progress of reading and, also, for implement successfully the learning of reading of the students, developing to practical of reading and the expectations in uncover the multiplicity of the dimensions of experience in that domain and contribute for a relative comprehension of written and reading modes.

Alfabetização de crianças caboverdianas em língua portuguesa como língua não materna : o ensino da leitura

abstract: Cape Verde is a country of bilingual characteristics, where coexist two languages: the mother tongue – the Creole of Cape Verde (CCV) or the Capeverdian Language (LCV) and the Non Maternal language – the Portuguese that is the official language and, therefore, the language used in the process of education and learning. This situation generates conflicts so much to linguistic level as to cultural level. The two languages presents some lexical resemblances, what drives, many times, to misconceptions and linguistics errors that complicate children in the learning, in particular, of reading that constitute the base for the learning of others knowledge. The learning of reading, in the Non Maternal language, requires a development of the oral language in Portuguese Language, which stimulates the reasoning of the child through playful exercises and cognitivists and construtivists approaches. In this way, the competences of phonological processing in the acquisition of the competences of reading are important for the discrimination of written text and favor the learning and the development of reading. The child, through the discovery, begins to elaborate concepts in the way to obtain a relation with the written language, by functional form. Adopting a methodology of case study and through questionnaires, direct observation and collect of documentary information, this dissertation presents and analyzes connected aspects to the literacy of capeverdian children in the beginning of the schooling and to the learning of reading as basic support for the learning of Non Maternal language. The subsidies collected by the study, presented in this dissertation will contribute for the education progress of reading and, also, for implement successfully the learning of reading of the students, developing to practical of reading and the expectations in uncover the multiplicity of the dimensions of experience in that domain and contribute for a relative comprehension of written and reading modes.