Subjectivity and language acquisition: vindicating an enunciative approach

Abstract

In this article, we will try to argue the relation between language acquisition and the subjectivity process, observing, mainly, the nature of personal pronouns (personal deixis), as a remarks of the subjectivity process in language acquisition. Thus, we will rely on Benveniste’s reflections regarding the subject in the enunciative process. The results show that, analyzing the personal deitics in this dialogical relation, it is possible to understand the corresponding discursive roles taken in this interaction as constitutives of its own subjectivity and yet the enunciative process performed by the child. Keywords: Subjectivity; language acquisition; personal deixis; process of enunciation.