Questão 2929991

TEXT I

JOHNST, L. It don’t mean a thing song/Cool Stuff/FborFW Strip Fix. 2006. Available at: https://www.FBorFW.com. Access on: 27 may 2020.

TEXT II

What's the controversy?

• In Dennis E. Baron's "Grammar and Good Taste: Reforming the American Language," he describes the opinions of Henry Alford, who was dean of Canterbury and editor of the Greek New Testament. Apparently, "Alford opposes 'ain't,' even though it is often used by educated persons, partly because it is proscribed... and also because it is ill-formed. As a contraction, it bears no resemblance to 'am not' or 'are not', and therefore he claims it may not be used legitimately to replace these phrases".

• In William and Mary Morris' Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, a panel of consultants was asked "Would you accept 'I ain't the least bit interested'?" In writing, 96% said no, but in speech 40.7% said yes. "It should be noted that several of the respondents who approved the use of 'ain't' in writing indicated that they were referring to its use in fictional dialogue to establish character".

JOHNSON, A. Say it ain’t so: an analysis of the etymology and the colloquial usage of ain’t. 2018. Available at: https://openriver.winona.edu/ cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=urc2018. Access on: 27 may 2020 (adapted).

Considerando a tirinha e o excerto do pôster acadêmico, avalie as asserções a seguir e a relação proposta entre elas.

I. A tirinha de “For better or for worse” pode ser utilizada didaticamente para uma atividade de leitura, explorando a utilização do termo “ain’t” no contexto oral e coloquial.

PORQUE

II. É importante que os estudantes compreendam que a etimologia de um termo leva os usuários proficientes da língua inglesa, com alto nível de educação formal, a utilizá-lo em um contexto oral, mas não em um contexto escrito.

A respeito das asserções, assinale a opção correta.