Padrões acentuais do latim ao português: uma visão integrativa à luz da teoria do acento

Abstract

This research consists of a study on stress patterns from Latin to Portuguese, adopting an integrative perspective based on Stress Theory. The main objective is to analyze stress generalizations from Latin to Portuguese in order to better understand stress patterns. To this end, a bibliographic survey was conducted using works that address the evolution of stress. The methods employed were exploratory and qualitative. The literature review indicates that stress falls on one of the last three syllables of a word at all stages of the language, highlighting paroxytone and proparoxytone patterns as legacies from Latin. The theoretical framework is grounded in Quednau (2004), Hayes (1981, 1992), Brenner and Camargo (2011), Massini-Cagliari (1992), and Camara Jr. (1999). The findings are based on the analysis of works by authors such as Almeida (2000), Cunha and Cintra (2017), Bechara (2009), Quednau (2000, 2004, 2014), Michaëlis de Vasconcelos (1956), and Bisol (1992). Thus, this study constitutes a valuable contribution to linguistic research, especially with regard to the evolution of stress systems in languages.