FROM SURASSERTION TO APHORIZATION: A THEORETICAL PATH TOWARDS A REGIME OF ENUNCIATION

Abstract This paper aims to outline a theoretical path for a specific regime of enunciation named aphorization, which is developed in detail on Dominique Maingueneau's work entitled Frases sem texto (Les phrases sans texte, Paris, 2012), launched in Brazil in 2014. The theory of aphorization is a result of at least ten years of research, and with a bibliographic survey of publications about the subject from 2004 onwards, this paper makes explicit the progressive construction of the pragmatic statute for this regime of enunciation, specifically regarding to the notions of surassertion and aphorizer (the enunciator of an aphorization). It briefly discusses about enunciative responsibility in order to emphasize the development process of the subject of enunciation in this regime, as well as intends to clarify the terminological diversity concerning the concepts mobilized by this theory. At last, the research presents a theoretical review for beginners.