Formantes gregos que se comportam como afixos: uma breve análise

Abstract

This work is the result of qualitative research, in which we sought to investigate the use of four Greek formants [cicl(o)-; neur(o)-; -drom(o); -metr(o)] in the formation of new words in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese. Each formant was analyzed based on its occurrence in neologisms collected from advertising texts currently circulating in the electronic media (2022-2023). With the analysis, it was found that the formation process of the neologisms collected, with such Greek formants, is configured as an affixal derivation. With the theoretical basis supported by Alves (2006; 2007), Carvalho (2006), Cunha (2010), Ferraz (2019), Monteiro (2002), Nogueira (2016), Rocha (2008) and Teixeira and Edra (2020), it was found that these formants became resources that generate neologisms that come from derivation processes, indicating that in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese neoclassical radicals have been behaving as affixal elements. It should be noted, therefore, that the language is subject to innovation trends imposed by speakers, especially lexical innovation, as well as the sociohistorical-cultural context in which it is inserted.