O pronome de primeira pessoa do singular no discurso coloquial espontâneo

Resumen

This paper describes the functional situation of the first person singular subject pronoun (PPl), in Brazilian Portuguese, in colloquial and spontaneous discourse. I point out data obtained from informal conversations which indicate the major presence of PPl in orallanguage and I also analyse several linguistic factors which could be contributing to its use, even when it seems not to be necessary.