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Tense marking by Brazilian deaf signers
Aline Nascimento Crato1, Maria Silvia Cárnio
1Departamento de Fisioterapia Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. aline.crato@bol.com.br
Pro-Fono : Revista De Atualizacao Cientifica
|November 25, 2010
Summary
Deaf signers effectively use tense markers in Brazilian Sign Language but struggle with written Portuguese. Educational status correlates with present tense verb inflection accuracy in writing.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Deaf Studies
Background:
- Investigates tense marking in deaf signers.
- Compares Brazilian Sign Language (BSL) and written Portuguese.
- Focuses on challenges in acquiring written language skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- Analyze verbal tense inflection in written Portuguese.
- Examine the link between educational attainment and tense inflection performance.
- Assess tense marking in both BSL and written Portuguese production.
Main Methods:
- 18 deaf signers (ages 15-23, grades 3-7) participated.
- Assessed knowledge of nine action verbs.
- Sentences created in written Portuguese and BSL for past, present, and future tenses.
Main Results:
- Written Portuguese showed a prevalence of infinitive verb forms.
- BSL tense marking was adequate in most sentences.
- Higher educational status correlated with correct present tense inflection in writing.
Conclusions:
- Deaf participants demonstrated adequate tense marking in BSL.
- Difficulties were observed in written Portuguese tense marking.
- Educational level impacts written tense inflection accuracy.
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