Sequências textuais em uma tira on-line: critérios analíticos e construção de sentidos

In this paper, we foster a discussion of textual sequences according to the theoretical approach of textual discourse analysis (TDA) and promote a reflection on how these compositional units can subsidize the analysis of an online comic strip by Maurício de Sousa, posted on the Instagram profile @gibi_nostalgia. We intend to answer specifically the following questions: 1) How do the iconic images (described objects) textualize operations of the descriptive and contribute to the construction of a visual narrative? 2) Which textual-discursive functions does the descriptive assume in the construction of meaning(s)? To answer these questions, we remain on level 5 of the analysis, the compositional structure, and focus on the textual sequences and their functions in the textual organization of the selected comic strip. We establish an interface between the TDA (Adam, 2011; 2019) and studies of the descriptive (Marquesi, 2004; 2007; 2017; 2018), of the visual sign (GRUPO µ, 1993) as well as of comics (Acevedo, 1990; Cagnin, 2014; Ramos, 2007; 2009), according to the features and specifications of this genre. The analyses undertaken showed that, with due adaptations, notions of textual sequences are also valid for verbo-visual texts, specifically so for the analyzed comic strip, and they give relevant orientations for the construction of meaning(s).