Trisomy 21 and the subject of language: Its constitution through orality
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Orality, Trisomy 21, Subject of language, Mediation.Abstract
This article aims to reflect on orality in Trisomy 21 (T21) as a space for the constitution of the subject of language, considering the processes of signification that emerge in mediated social interactions. It is based on assumptions from Historical-Cultural Theory, Enunciation Theory, and Discursive Neurolinguistics, perspectives that understand language as a social practice and the subject as constituted in and by enunciative-discursive processes. Methodologically, this is a qualitative, exploratory research that articulates a literature review with the analysis of empirical data. The data analyzed refers to an enunciative-discursive situation involving a child with T21, which was transcribed and interpreted in light of the theoretical-methodological framework of Discursive Neurolinguistics. The results show that, although the orality of the subject with T21 may present discontinuities and unconventional organization, it is traversed by meanings, intentionalities, and marks of subjectivation. It is observed that the interlocutor's mediation plays a central role in the reorganization of speech, enabling advances in the construction of statements with marking of person, time, and space. It is concluded that orality, when understood as a mediated social practice, constitutes a privileged space for meaning-making and the emergence of the subject of language, reaffirming that biological factors do not absolutely determine the linguistic development of people with Down syndrome (Trisomy 21).
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