Abstract
This research aims at analyzing the realization of arbitrary subjects in written Brazilian Portuguese at the turn of the 20th Century - a moment of changes in the history of the country and of its language. Taking part in the Project "História Social do Português Paulista (1890-1920)", which is a branch of The Thematic Project "História do Português Paulista" (FAPESP 06/55944-0), the stud…