Discourse, reading and electronic network: moves of saying

• Grant number: 12/05691-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Linguistic Theory and Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Lucília Maria Abrahão e Sousa
• Grantee: Mariane Leonel dos Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to study the effects of reading on the electronic network, its characteristics, traits and actuality, asking that ruptures and dislocations are produced in relation to the printed. From the literature review on the subject and investigation of the role and influence of the Internet itself, we intend to analyze discursively the functioning of sayings in virtual communities, websites and blogs of and about reading. (AU)