Harmonia vocálica: uma análise do processo na escrita espontânea de alunos do 7º ano de uma escola pública em Codó – Maranhão

Abstract

In classrooms, it is common for teachers to perceive that there are many students who have difficulties in learning of orthographic writing. For teacher, this observation implies rethinking the education and reflect on how writing is taught in school, so that can think of a more conscious pedagogical practice orthography, by both the student and the teacher. As a result, this research, which has the theme "Harmony Vowel: an analysis of the process in spontaneous writing of students 7th grade in a public school in Codó - Maranhão" is aimed at analysis of one of the types of phonological process that occurs in student’s writing, which is the exchange of the mid vowels /e/ and /o/ the high /i/ and /u/. The study provides important insights on questions such as: why is it so common for students in their written texts perform the mid vowels as high in unstressed positions? How can we explain this phenomenon present in the written texts of the students? What are the motivators contexts that contribute to the process occur? How can think of interventional action to help students in overcoming this difficulty? The overall objective of the research is to analyze how to perform the middle unstressed vowels in spontaneous productions of the students of the 7th grade of elementary school to prepare proposals with a view to minimizing the problems encountered. Therefore, we took as theoretical basis research the writings of: Bisol (2015, 2013, 2009, 1981), Matzenauer (2013, 2010, 2006, 2005), Bortoni et. al. (1992.1991), Câmara Jr. ([1970] 2015), Silva (2015, 2011), Callou and Leite (2010, 2004), Callou, Moraes and Leite (2013), Cagliari (2009, 2002), Zorzi (2010, 2009), Massini-Cagliari (1999), Morais (2010, 2007, 1994). Data were collected from texts produced by the students of the 7th grade of public school. Data analysis showed that both high vowel in the subsequent syllable as the quality of the consonant adjacent are the factors that most contribute to the exchange of vowels / e / and / o / to / i / and / u / in student’s writing . It is expected that the study will help to expand as a source of discussion in the field of vowel harmony, with respect to writing.