Transitivity of the verb to go - differences between grammars and Brazilian grammar nomenclature (ngb) and presentation of this content in didactic books and pedagogical grammars

Abstract

Even after 56 years after the NGB publication, we still face multiple differences in grammar nomenclature between the authors/grammar experts. One of them is related to the transitivity of the verb "to go". This work aims to prove the existence of the differences among some authors/grammar experts' works. For this, was conceptualized certain phenomena and grammar terms, such as verbal predication, verbal regency of the verb "to go" and the nature of the verbal complements and the adverbial adjunct, to better guide the readers. As methodology, was analyzed didactic books and pedagogical grammars with the purpose of observing how the authors took on this differences related to the transitivity of the verb "to go" as they presented this content in their works. Through the data analysis and discussions, a lack of consensus between the scholars when it comes to the transitivity of the verb "to go" was obtained as a result to this finding, especially related to the nature and the nomenclature of its complement. We concluded that the same gap in the opinions exists between the traditional grammar experts about the transitivity of the verb can also be found between noticed that their authors are unanimous as for the transitivity of the verb "to go", when it comes to the classification and nature of the term that follows it in the predicate.