Estudo comparativo das posposições no Timbira

Abstract

This work aims to compare similarities and differences in the occurrence of postpositions in the group of Timbira dialectal variants: Parkatêjê, Canela Apãniekrá, Canela-Krahô and Pykobjê, under a typological-functional view. The Timbira dialectal complex belongs to the Jê family and to the Macro-Jê stock. For Genetti (2014) postpositions are particles that occur with a noun phrase and indicate the grammatical, semantic, spatial, temporal or logical relationship of the noun phrase with the other element of the clause. The data used in this study come from descriptive works already carried out in these dialectal variants, namely: Ferreira (2003), Alves (2004), Popjes and Popjes (1986), Souza (1989), Miranda (2014), Amado (2004) and Silva (2011). Based on the comparison of data, a great similarity in the form of these elements was noted, as well as in the functions performed by such postpositions. On the other hand, there are also some very relevant differences between them, such as the postposition 'te', for example, which was analyzed sometimes as a marker of ergativity, sometimes as an oblique element, in addition to the genitive function. This research is based on the theoretical postulates of Genetti (2014), Dixon (2010), Hagège (2010), Blake (2004), Payne (1997), among others. The methodology used in this work consisted of bibliographical research in the specialized literature, comparison of data and analysis of typological-functional basis.