A carta de Esperança Garcia: uma reflexão sobre os aspectos identitários, sociais e históricos à luz da análise do discurso

Abstract

This paper analyzes the Letter of Esperança Garcia using French Discourse Analysis (DA), reflecting on identity and socio-historical aspects. The research seeks to contribute to studies in DA by demonstrating different ways of signifying language, highlighting elements so that the reader, even without prior knowledge, understands notions of discourse, subject, condition of production and ideology. Adopting a qualitative and interpretative approach, the analysis focuses on socio-historical conditions, space of enunciation, identity of the enunciator and ideologies present in the discourse. The relevance of the study lies in revealing other ways of observing language, highlighting the living conditions of enslaved people in colonial Brazil and the courage of Esperança Garcia in claiming her rights. The Letter, written in 1770, demonstrates that language can be a powerful instrument of resistance and social transformation. Main theoretical bases: Silva (2020), Orlandi (2005), Pinsky (2010), Amaral (2011), Baseggio & Silva (2015).