Analisando representações sociais através de elementos gramaticais: Compondo representações sobre música

Abstract

The aim of this study was to present a method of analysis for social representations (SR) based on grammatical elements. This method was described through a research about SR of music among musicians (N=57) and listeners (N=234) from the city Rio de Janeiro. Questions were asked about the definition of music and the description of likes and dislikes regarding music production and consumption. Drawing on grammatical/thematic content analysis many categories were described and clustered in three groups according to the prevalence of grammatical elements: descriptive/objective - based on nouns; Effects/uses - prevalence of verbs and expressions (e.g. "it is to", "it makes me"); and Rhetorical - based on adverbs and adjectives. These categories allowed us to observe more specifically the processes of objectivation (Descriptive), and anchoring (Effects/uses), as well as attitudinal elements (Rhetorical). Further, the process of analysis, and its implications and limits were discussed.