Aspectos linguístico-culturais dos topônimos de origem indígena da região geográfica imediata de Ceres-Rialma-Goianésia

Abstract

The aim of this study is to describe and analyze linguistic-cultural aspects of toponyms of indigenous origin in Goiás, specifically, from the Immediate Geographic Region of Ceres-Rialma-Goianésia. one of the three Immediate Regions that constitute the Intermediate Geographic Region of Porangatu-Uruaçu. It is also intended to identify the linguistic characteristics that permeate the naming processes of these toponyms to analyze the denominative causes to which these locatives are circumscribed and, finally, to raise discussions about the linguistic, historical, social and cultural issues that involve the formation of these names, not yet included in previous research. The interest in this theme/problem arose from the need to interrelate the names of places with the factors that motivated them, whether cultural, historical, geographic or others, to analyze the relationships and associations that the namer established when choosing indigenous names for the places in question. The study is based on theoretical assumptions of Toponomastics, a subarea of Onomastics, through works already developed by Dick (1990), Fonseca (1997) Cabrera (2002), Siqueira (2011, 2015, 2021), in order to explain the conversion of a common name into a proper name to designate a place, and recognize the elements of a physical and cultural nature, according to the tax system proposed by Dick (1990), that permeate the motivation underlying the linguistic sign in a toponymic function. The theoretical framework is also based on texts on lexicon with Biderman (1987), Antunes (2007) and Abbade (2012). Regarding etymological questions, we used Machado (2003), Cunha (1998), Barbosa (1970) and Tibiriçá (1985). The methodology consisted of collecting data, through documentary consultation, and describing place names, to understand the formation process and structure of these names, in etymological, morphological, lexicological terms and the probable reference to extralinguistic elements that can integrate some toponyms. Data analysis was carried out after surveying the forty-four toponyms of indigenous origin that constitute the research corpus.