The interface between language appropriation and sign language for deaf people

This paper approaches language appropriation by the deaf, pointing out the relevance of the role of Libras in their familiar, scholastic, and social interactions. The discussions are based on Vygotsky’s social-historic theory, according to which the development of language happens when boosted by hu...

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Autores: Andreis-Witkoski, Silvia, Filietaz, Marta Rejane Proença
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repositorio:Revista Sinalizar
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/58475
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufg.br/revsinal/article/view/58475
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bilingualism
Deaf
Language
Sign Language
Linguagem
Língua de Sinais
Surdos
Bilíngue
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Sumario:This paper approaches language appropriation by the deaf, pointing out the relevance of the role of Libras in their familiar, scholastic, and social interactions. The discussions are based on Vygotsky’s social-historic theory, according to which the development of language happens when boosted by human interactions. From that theoretical perspective, questions were raised on the effects of privation from Sign Language in deaf children, a gap that stops them from reaching a similar development to that of hearing children because they have no access to a full language. In addition to the need for a deaf child to have access to a Sign Language since a young age, we also point out the importance of nurture in bilingual familiar, scholastic, and social environments for the child to have quality interactions, promoting the full appropriation of language and other correlate developments.