Eyebrow movement as a marker of syntactic domains in Brazilian sign language

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18309/anp.v1i48.1235

Keywords:

Brazilian Sign Language, Sign Language Syntax, Nonmanual Markers, Eyebrow Movement

Abstract

This paper aims at discussing the role of eyebrow movement as a marker of
syntactic domains in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). Based on the analysis of two Libras narratives, we identified some syntactic constructions marked with eyebrow raising or lowering. Some of these constructions have already been identified in the literature for other sign languages and also for Libras, as follows: topicalization, conditionals, relative clauses and interrogatives – wh-questions and yes/no questions. Additionally, we also identified some occurrences of eyebrow raising with indexical pointing (determiner-like and pronominallike), with adverbial clauses and also with appositions.

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Author Biographies

Lorena Mariano Borges Figueiredo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Mestranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Estudos Linguísticos da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, na área de Linguística Teórica e Descritiva, com pesquisa voltada para a descrição e análise sintática da Língua Brasileira de Sinais.Graduada em Letras, Licenciatura em Português e Bacharelado em Estudos Linguísticos do Português, pela FALE/UFMG.

Guilherme Lourenço, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Doutor em Linguística Teórica e Descritiva (Poslin/UFMG). Professor adjunto da Faculdade de Letras da UFMG, atuando na área de Língua Brasileira de Sinais.

Published

2019-06-25

How to Cite

Figueiredo, L. M. B., & Lourenço, G. (2019). Eyebrow movement as a marker of syntactic domains in Brazilian sign language. Revista Da Anpoll, 1(48), 78–102. https://doi.org/10.18309/anp.v1i48.1235

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Linguística 2019