UM OLHAR PARA OS PROCESSOS REFERENCIAIS EM CONVERSAS NO WHATSAPP

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the referential processes made in a chat of a group on WhatsApp, noticing, carefully, the performance of the referential elaborations in multisemiotic contexts, according to Mondana and Dubois (2003) and Koch (2004). Taking into consideration these discussions, we relate these assumptions with new concepts of text, based on Cavalcante and Custódio Filho (2010) studies and Dionísio (2005) contributions to the language multimodal aspects. For that, we count with screenshots of a family group chat on WhatsApp. The group interactions were followed for a period of approximately 10 days in March 2018. Our results point out to a connection between semiotic modes, as well as verbal and images, intending to set up a referential progression in chats on WhatsApp. This connection confirms not only the multisemiotic nature of text, but also presents how the textual processes are articulated beyond the verbal, indicating the semiosis connections competences as a relevant factor for the textuality.