CLEMENTE, Weniton da Silva.
Abstract:
In Signed Language, the syntactic structure of Libras, focusing on interrogative sentences, are
formed from questions made by the speaker (sender), that is, the signer in sequence with the
question mark. In Libras, non-manual expressions give life to interrogative sentences, which
can also include the movement of the eyebrow, head and torso. Its general objective was to
analyze the structure of interrogative sentences in Libras with facial expressions, signaled based
on the Corpus of Libras from the Alagoas collection, Brazil. The specific objectives: a) select
videos of signers in the deaf community of Alagoas; b) identify the production signaled in the
structure of types of interrogatives with facial expressions; and c) describe the elements of
interrogation: HOW, WHY, WHAT. This research is based on the following theoretical fields:
Quadros and Karnopp (2004), space syntax, mainly the formation of interrogatives, and
Quadros (2019), interrogative construction: interrogative markings QU(object), QU(object) and
QU(adjunct) in sentence positions. This research sought to identify the types of interrogative
expressions used in an interview with a deaf person. To carry out this analysis, a set of clippings
taken from the video “inventário de Libras Maceió”, in Corpus Libras, were used, duly repaired.
The methodology used in the research was qualitative, it aims to describe and identify in order
to clarify the elements of a complex system of meanings, without the need to measure the
research phenomena, as it permeates the understanding of the context in which the phenomenon
occurs. The results and data analysis were the importance of the correct use of facial expressions
in the formation of interrogative sentences in Libras, describing the selection of interrogative
sentences (HOW, WHY, WHAT) in Libras syntactics. We conclude that the described study of
interrogative sentences that assist in the analysis of flagged video, as well as the constructions
of a detailed Libras Corpus.
