Are Brazilians Latin Americans? A glottopolitical analysis of the question
Historically, both friendly and conflictual relations have been established between Brazil and other Latin American countries. Considering these relations, it is important to reflect on how they manifest for Brazilians and are incorporated into their subjectivities. Thus, this study offers reflectio...
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Historically, both friendly and conflictual relations have been established between Brazil and other Latin American countries. Considering these relations, it is important to reflect on how they manifest for Brazilians and are incorporated into their subjectivities. Thus, this study offers reflections on the Brazilian imagination regarding the sense of belonging to Latin America. Situated within the field of glotopolitics, this work consists of a discursive analysis of a corpus built from user comments on a social media platform in response to audiovisual content it made available, which asserts that “Brazilians do not recognize themselves as Latin Americans.” The analysis allows for an understanding that, in this case, Brazilian identity is asserted in antagonism to Latin American identity and is based on an ideology that negatively evaluates the social group associated with it. In this relationship, linguistic ties acquire a central role. |
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I28-R266-article-155632025-11-20T19:53:16Z Are Brazilians Latin Americans? A glottopolitical analysis of the question ¿Son los brasileños latinoamericanos? Un análisis glotopolítico de la cuestión Brasileiros são latino-americanos? Uma análise glotopolítica da questão Heller Cáceres, Glenda Heller Cáceres, Glenda Onseko, Gabriel Camargo glottopolitics language ideologies national identity Brazilian Latin America glotopolítica ideologías lingüísticas identidad nacional brasileños América Latina glotopolítica ideologías linguísticas identidade nacional brasileiro América Latina Historically, both friendly and conflictual relations have been established between Brazil and other Latin American countries. Considering these relations, it is important to reflect on how they manifest for Brazilians and are incorporated into their subjectivities. Thus, this study offers reflections on the Brazilian imagination regarding the sense of belonging to Latin America. Situated within the field of glotopolitics, this work consists of a discursive analysis of a corpus built from user comments on a social media platform in response to audiovisual content it made available, which asserts that “Brazilians do not recognize themselves as Latin Americans.” The analysis allows for an understanding that, in this case, Brazilian identity is asserted in antagonism to Latin American identity and is based on an ideology that negatively evaluates the social group associated with it. In this relationship, linguistic ties acquire a central role. Históricamente, entre Brasil y los demás países latinoamericanos se establecieron relaciones amistosas y conflictivas. Pensando en tales relaciones, nos parece importante considerar cómo se manifiestan y se incorporan a las subjetividades de los brasileños. En ese sentido, este estudio teje reflexiones sobre el imaginario de los brasileños acerca de su sentimiento de pertenencia a América Latina. Circunscripto al campo glotopolítico, este trabajo consiste en el estudio discursivo de un corpus construido a partir de comentarios de usuarios de un medio social de comunicación en reacción a un material audiovisual divulgado por este medio en el que se afirma que “los brasileños no se reconocen como latinoamericanos”. El análisis nos permite comprender que, para el caso específico, la identidad brasileña se afirma antagónicamente a la latinoamericana y está basada en una ideología que evalúa negativamente el conjunto social al que se atribuye esta designación. En esa relación, los vínculos lingüísticos cumplen un papel clave. Historicamente, relações amistosas e conflituosas se estabeleceram entre o Brasil e os demais países latino-americanos. Pensando nessas relações, revela-se importante considerar como elas se manifestam para os brasileiros e se incorporam às suas subjetividades. Assim, este estudo oferece reflexões sobre o imaginário dos brasileiros acerca do sentimento de pertença à América Latina. Circunscrito ao campo glotopolítico, este trabalho consiste no estudo discursivo de um corpus construído a partir de comentários de usuários de uma mídia social em reação a um material audiovisual por ela disponibilizado no qual se afirma que “os brasileiros não se reconhecem como latino-americanos”. A análise permite compreender que, no caso em questão, a identidade brasileira se afirma em antagonismo à latino-americana e está fundamentada numa ideologia que avalia negativamente o conjunto social a ela vinculado. Nessa relação, os vínculos linguísticos adquirem um papel central. Instituto de Lingüística. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025-07-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/sys/article/view/15563 10.34096/sys.n47.15563 Signo & Seña; No. 47 (2025): Enero-Junio Signo y seña; Núm. 47 (2025): Enero-Junio 2314-2189 por https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/sys/article/view/15563/14975 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/sys/article/view/15563/14986 Derechos de autor 2025 Signo y seña |