Eyebrow movement as a marker of syntactic domains in Brazilian sign language
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https://doi.org/10.18309/anp.v1i48.1235Keywords:
Brazilian Sign Language, Sign Language Syntax, Nonmanual Markers, Eyebrow MovementAbstract
This paper aims at discussing the role of eyebrow movement as a marker ofsyntactic 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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