Educação e linguagem : estudo polifônico da compreensão leitora do cego congênito

Abstract

This study aims to contribute to the process of reading comprehension of people with congenital blindness from the perspective of the linguistic polyphony. In this regard, it focuses on the importance of learning through reading and writing in the Braille system and through the use of information technology by means of voice software, in order to make more effective the reconstitution of meaning of written discourses (reading comprehension) by the blind, thus contributing to the development of proficient readers. This is a theoretical study based on authors such as: Plato, with his concept of alterity; Ferdinand Saussure, and his theory of value, and Oswald Ducrot, based on his Linguistic Polyphony concerning the constitution of meaning of the discourse. The culmination of this investigation is the scientific confirmation of the need for congenital blind people to develop the skills that the use of these two tools requires. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]