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LEXICAL VARIATION IN A 5TH GRADE CLASS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION I AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL 

IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF MACEIÓ/AL

Teaching; Lexicon; Sociolinguistics; Lexical Variation; Linguistic Variation.

In this research, the main objective was to analyze cases of lexical variation in the speech and writing of students from a 5th grade class of Elementary School, from a public school in Alagoas, and with that try to contribute to a greater knowledge about the linguistic variety used in Alagoas, especially with regard to lexical aspects. For that, the following question was asked: are there cases of lexical variation in the speech and writing of the observed class? Do possible cases of lexical variation that occur in the students' speech/writing also appear in the speech of residents of the neighborhood in which the school is located? Is it possible to identify historical, social and cultural influences in possible cases of lexical variation present in students' speech and writing? How does this happen? How do students use the formal and informal lexical repertoire, with regard to variation, according to the communicative situation and how is this issue addressed in the classroom? How are possible cases of lexical variation that are the object of discrimination and prejudice addressed or not addressed in the classroom? To what extent are students aware or not aware of cases of prejudice resulting from the different ways of speaking of the Brazilian people? Is there an influence of digital means of communication (TV, social media, internet...) on the students' lexical repertoire? To try to answer these questions, we sought scientific support in Variationist Sociolinguistics, Educational Sociolinguistics, as well as studies related to language and variation with the intention of presenting an interface between Sociolinguistics and teaching. To this end, the research was developed through a qualitative approach, as well as with the consideration of quantitative data and had an ethnographic nature, since the data collection took place in the first moment in the classroom with students of the 5th year of Elementary School I from a public school in the northern region of Maceió/AL and in a second moment with residents from the surroundings of the research field school. The main results point to the existence of cases of lexical variation in the different speeches of the students, as well as social, cultural, historical and internet influences on linguistic uses and also the perception of approximations and distances in the daily lexicon of students and residents of the neighborhood