Notas sobre as “Prosas Portuguesas” de Rafael Bluteau e a historiografia lingüística do século XVIII

Abstract

Besides the "Vocabulario Portuguez e Latino" (1712-1728), Rafael Bluteau is also author of the "Prosas Portuguezas" (1727-1728), originated in the specific context of the literary academism of late 17th century and the early 18th century. In the "Prozas", the father of the Portuguese Lexicography debates subjects of linguistic nature such as lexical renewal, the foreign word and the meaning of certain words. Characterized by their eulogistic nature, the "Prosas" are both privileged sources of the linguistic historiography of Portuguese and important additions to the historic lexicology of the Portuguese Language.

Keywords

• linguistic historiography
• lexicology
• lexicography
• lexical renewal
• foreign words
• meaning