A construção dos gestos emblemáticos na aquisição da linguagem

Abstract

Among the various studies on language acquisition, one of the research that is gaining momentum is that it proposes to observe the multimodal aspect of language, such works have enriched the research in the field of language acquisition significantly. It is from this perspective that Mc Neil (1985) proposes that gesture and speech are in the same matrix of meaning, in other word, it is the gestures and verbal productions as components of multimodality in language acquisition. Thus, this study aims to analyze the presence of iconic gestures and its relationship with the verbal productions in the early interactions between mother and baby, enabling the understanding of the construction of this gesture. Therefore, in addition to we base in Mc Neil (1985) with regard to the relationship between gesture and speech, we also consider the contributions of Laver (2000) and Kendon (1982) in thier observation of gestures in the process of interaction . In regard to the studies of gestures, Kendon (1982) plays a significant role in classifying gestural motions from a continuous called "Continuous Kendon". Through this continuous emblematic gestures are classified as a type of gesture that is culturally determined. For the development of this work, we use mainly the aforementioned theoretical discussions and analyze data in a video in which mother and child interact in a more naturalistic context possible. Preliminary analyzes indicate that the use of emblematic gestures by dyad is a process of extreme relevance to the contexts in which arise the first productions verbal baby. Thus we seek to identify situations that arise in gestures emblematic and what their contribution to the child's linguistic development, and these gestures are not related to speech production. Preliminary analyzes indicate that the use of emblematic gestures by the child process is of extreme relevance to the contexts in which the first manifestations arise in child language.