Variació oral. Reflexions sobre l'estudi de la llengua oral

Although modern linguistics has (theoretically) supported the primacy of the analysis of oral language over written texts, the comparison of studies based on the two kinds of analysis show the tradition of studies on many aspects of oraility. This paper, based on the statement above, presents a number of problems originated in the study of oral language and its different modes. The obstacles and difficulties are present during all stages of the research: from the data selection and collection (unthinkable without clear objectives) to problems dealing with the transcription and analysis of the data and to the limitation of variables, which are the essence of variation

Gramàtica, interacció i organització informativa en el discurs oral

This article deals with some grammar aspects of oral language, which includes an extense sense of the concept of grammar itself. The linguistic characteristics of orality are studied in relation to the physical, cognitive and sociopragmatic factors that intervene in speech’s production and reception. The specific grammatical elements that are presented, in a panoramic vision, are the tonal unit, basic unit of oral speech; the informative progression and the RUT restriction; the grammatical categories and the verbal style; the role of subordination in clausal composition; and, to conclude, the nature and the function of textual connectors in the organization of oral discourse. On the whole, a contribution to the explanation of the mobile, diverse, polyvalent and complex nature of the oral language is attempted