Poznáváme český znakový jazyk − střídání rolí

Abstract

This article presents information about the results of a research project into Czech sign language aimed at role switching, for which in line with the terminology used in studies abroad - we can also use the term “constructed act”. The object of the research was the technique used by speakers when creating narrative texts involving more than one character, and so a need to distinguish the characters. The research confirmed that some of the techniques and means employed for switching roles in Czech sign language are the same as the strategies used in foreign sign languages that have already been studied. These include the exploitation of nonmanual means: change in position of the body (leaning the chest forward and back, or to the side), change in facial expression (expressions mimicking the character concerned), change in position of head (horizontal or vertical movement) change in the direction of look (depending on the character embodied), and referential gesture (the utterance always relates to the person that the speaker is embodying), through which the speaker transposes himself into a certain role.

Anotace: Článek informuje o základních prostředcích užívaných při střídání rolí v českém znakovém jazyce. Postupy a pravidla jsou popsány a ilustrovány příklady z vlastního výzkumu a zároveň porovnány se strategiemi užívanými ve vybraných zahraničních znakových jazycích