Mineiro, AnaPaiva Duarte, LilianaCarvalho, Paulo Vaz deTebé, Carles2019-09-252019-09-252015-08-1920081645-1937http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/225504"A Língua Gestual Portuguesa (LGP) foi, em 1997, reconhecida como a língua oficial dos surdos portugueses. Os trabalhos pioneiros de William Stokoe, na década de 60, sustentaram a evidência de que os surdos possuem a sua própria língua, que adquirem de forma natural sempre que expostos a um ambiente linguístico que lhes permita a sua aquisição e desenvolvimento plenos" ["The Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) was in 1997 recognized as the official language of Portuguese deaf. The pioneering work of William Stokoe, in the 60s, supported the evidence that the deaf have their own language, which acquire naturally when exposed to a language environment that enables them to its full acquisition and development"]porCreative Commons Copyright (CC 2.5)PolysemyCognitive LinguisticsLinguistics DescriptiveLexical SemanticsPortuguese Sign LanguageCultural ethicsMedia/communication/information ethicsMethods of ethicsCommunity ethicsArticle