Fonologia de contato: uma análise de oclusivas na fala de bilíngues pomerano-português brasileiro

Abstract

This research investigates the phonetic-phonological consequences of contact between Pomeranian and Brazilian Portuguese in the speech of bilinguals from the community of Santa Maria de Jetibá, Espírito Santo, focusing on the production of plosive consonants. Situated within the field of language variation and change, the study analyzes how bilingualism reflects the influence of Pomeranian on the variety of Brazilian Portuguese spoken by the bilingual community, particularly observed in the aspiration of plosives on the speech of these individuals. The research adopts a theoretical-methodological framework combining contact sociolinguistics and phonology of contact, employing tools such as Praat for qualitative acoustic speech analysis and RStudio for quantitative analysis. The results underscore the complexity of bilingualism and the interaction of sociolinguistic variables, such as age and education, in linguistic variation. This study contributes to understanding linguistic change processes in contexts of contact between minority and majority languages, while also promoting the social recognition of the Pomeranian community in Santa Maria de Jetibá.