Visual associative relations in the creation of the title and characters of an invented story ^{1 , 2}

Abstract

This study aims to discuss associative relations - phonological and visual - and their connection with working memory in creating the title and characters of a story invented by a dyad of newly literate students (6 years old). Using a linguistic-enunciative approach, the unit of analysis was the dialog established during a collaborative writing process. The methodological procedure used, capable of recording textual elaboration in real time and space - respecting the particularities of the classroom environment as much as possible - provided important data for understanding how various factors (cognitive, interactive, pragmatic) can cooperate in generating ideas from novice writers. The analysis shows that the dyad recovers mnemonic content, to be incorporated into the manuscrito escolar in the form of ideas, through different types of associative relations, including visual ones, going beyond the categories described in the linguistic contributions that are limited to the phonological aspects of the associations. The visual associative relations identified during the analysis indicate that, in addition to dialogue, objects from the school environment - posters, books, toys, and so on - can also influence the student’s creative process, giving rise to ideas to be linearized in the text to be handed into the teacher.

Keywords
Memory; Creation; Collaborative writing; Textual production