In the (non)limits of the word: movement of the written form of enunciation

Abstract

This article presents the results of a research aimed to understand what the presence of non-conventional segmentations resulting from combinations of non-expected separations and juncture of words in statements written by children meant for written language acquisition. Specifically, it sought to comprehend how segmentations worked and describe their emergence during the first stage of elementary education (EE). Among the 3.129 written statements included in the research, 321 segmentations were identified and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The quantitative analysis showed that these segmentations are characteristic to the first stage of EE and the qualitative analysis indicated their complex operation, arising from a game of irruption and interruption of oral and literate practices.

Keywords:
written language acquisition; children’s writing; words segmentation