Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): The field of deaf-blindness, linguistic forms, and social-haptic communication
Guest Editors: Andrew Nevins (UFRJ), Elaine Vilela (UMESP), Russ Palmer (University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland) e Riitta Lahtinen (The Finnish Deafblind Organization, Helsinki)
Motivated by the consolidation of studies that legimitize Libras as a field of linguistic research, and by the expanding discussions on translation and interpretation for people with deafblindness through various forms of communication, this issue of Revista Linguíʃtica brings together a set of articles dedicated to research in the fields of education, technological resources, communication and linguistics. The works presented here address themes that cut across different levels of linguistic analysis, as well as issues of professional training practice, and linguistic policies related to the Brazilian deafblind community. The authors of this issue explore diverse educational, institutional, technological and communicative contexts. The variety of theoretical and methodological foci here reveal the dynamism of the field and the significant contribution of researchers, deaf, deafblind, and hearing, to the strengthening of an area that articulates linguistics and accessibility. By bringing together studies that interact with each other, albeit through different paths, this issue reaffirms Revista Linguíʃtica's commitment to valuing research that arises through practice, attention, and engagement with social and linguistic transformations of our time.
