Linguistic representation: theoretical and practical perspectives

Abstract

When asked about the reasons for studying social representation, Moscovici (2010) answered that it was in order to explore the subjective side of facts of objective reality. In this paper, we propose a literature review concerning the concept of linguistic representations, in the sociolinguistics perspective, since its creation, in the social psychology, to its application to studies of language. We emphasize the notion of linguistic representation as a concept collectively built around a language, characterized by the practice and the discursive memory of its speakers, as well as the ideology in which they belong, emphasizing its importance for the analysis of linguistics dynamics.

Keywords

• Representação social
• representação linguística
• atitude linguística