Recursos manuais e não-manuais na expressão de intensidade em Libras

In his study regarding intensity in Libras, Xavier (2014) revealed that hand doubling is not obligatory.However, the author suggested that changes in the manual and non-manual characteristics of the signs appear to be.This work aims to analyze these changes pointed out by Xavier, through the analysis of seven signs, namely, RAIN, EXPERIENCE, NOT-KNOW, RELIEF, WILL, EASY and SUF-FER.The analysis was performed using the free software Elan, which allowed descriptions, synchronized with the video data, of the behavior of non-manual articulators (eyebrows, eyes, cheeks, mouth, head and torso) and characteristics of the manual articulators (hand configuration, palm orientation, location and movement).The results have revealed that despite the use of various manual and nonmanual resources, unlike Xavier hypothesized, none of them seems to be obligatory.