Abstract

MAROTE, João Teodoro d’Olim. Os chamados pronomes pessoais e o ensino das línguas. Rev. Fac. Educ. [online]. 1986, vol.12, n.1-2, pp.37-40. ISSN 0102-2555.

In a paper which has become classic in Transformational Grammar, Paul M. Postal presents this basic claim: “The so - called personal pronouns are really “articles”, in fact types of “definite” articles. If we accept this thesis in Portuguese, we will have two principal consequences: 1) In our grammar lessons, the description of pronouns must change and also the actions resulting from it: classifications, terminology, labels. 2) The so-called substitution drills are in fact deletion drills.

Keywords : Grammar; English; Portuguese; Personal  pronouns; Definite articles; Drills.

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