Le aperture conversazionali in italiano e portoghese brasiliano: uno studio contrastivo su due corpora di richieste

Conversational openings play a crucial role in daily interactions as they represent the moment when speakers first need to translate their interpretation of the context into linguistic choices and select between conventional pragmatic routines or more creative expressions. This exploratory study focuses on comparing openings that introduce 2,696 requests in Italian and Brazilian Portuguese collected through an online WDCT (Written Discourse Completion Task). The openings were identified, categorized into 7 different types and analyzed comparing the prevalent categories found in each language. Our findings reveal that both groups consistently employ opening strategies, but Italian speakers seem to rely on conventional routines that prioritize preserving individual space, while Brazilians exhibit more varied strategies that tend to reinforce solidarity. Examining the interplay of linguistic and contextual variables across diverse languages and cultures uncovered nuanced variations in social norms, suggesting paths for further exploration in oral data studies.