Analysis of the Text about Adoniran Barbosa

The correct answer is option A. E) It violated the standard norm in force at the time.

1. The Nature of "Incorrect Speech"

The term "speaking incorrectly," in the context of the text, is used ironically and critically. It represents the view of the cultural elite and defenders of prescriptive grammar ("the erudite could grumble") regarding the language used by Adoniran Barbosa. Adoniran's "error" was not a mistake or a communication failure, but a deliberate artistic choice.

2. Transgression of the Standard Norm

THE standard norm It is the prestigious linguistic variety, taught in schools and codified in grammars. It dictates that the correct forms are "nós vamos" (we are going), "nós fomos" (we went), "nós fizeram" (we did). By consciously using forms such as **"we're going", "we went", "we did"**Adoniran was breaking the rules of that norm. He was transgressing the standard norm.

Prejudice arises when this transgression is judged not as a stylistic choice or a representation of another linguistic variety (the popular speech of São Paulo), but as an absolute "error," proof of ignorance. Adoniran subverts this logic by stating that "Speaking incorrectly is an art," that is, he transforms transgression into his own aesthetic standard.

3. Evaluation of Other Alternatives

• A) It marked the language of comedians during the same period: Incorrect. The text presents Adoniran's style as something unique and personal ("His art"), not as a general characteristic of comedians of the time. * B) It hindered the audience's understanding of the songs: Incorrect. The text states the exact opposite: **"the people identified with it"**This indicates that the understanding was perfect for its target audience. * C) denounced the lack of style in song lyrics: Incorrect. The text argues that this use of language it was His style, an "art" and a "monument". * D) restricted poetic creation in the composer's lyrics: Incorrect. "Speaking incorrectly" did not restrict, but rather made possible His poetic creation is the raw material of his originality.

4. Conclusion

The prejudice surrounding Adoniran Barbosa's "incorrect speech" stems from the fact that his language was judged solely by the standards of... standard normWhat the "scholars" considered a mistake, the artist and their audience saw as a legitimate and artistic representation of their cultural identity, a transgression aware of the prevailing norm that has become its trademark.