Abstract

The research is focused on the synonymy phenomenon in translation between the Portuguese language and Brazilian sign language - LI-BRAS, focused on the work of Libras professional interpreter. The objective is to analyze the synonymy in the Portuguese language and LIBRAS as well as verify the semantic value of the sentences translated by LIBRAS interpreters. The theoretical basis is formed by Lyons (1981)LYONS, John. Language and linguistics. [Tradução autorizada da primeira edição inglesa, publicada em 1981 por Cambridge University Press, Inglaterra]. Tradução Marilda Winkler Alverburg; Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza. LTC editora, 1987.; Fernandes & Correia (2011); Chomsky (2006) and Saussure (2006), and studies of the Quadros (2004)QUADROS, Ronice Muller de; KARNOPP, Lodenir Becker. Língua de sinais brasileira: estudos linguísticos. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2004. and Rosa (2008)ROSA, Andrea da Silva. Entre a visibilidade da tradução de sinais e a invisibilidade da tarefa do intérprete. Campinas, SP, 2008.. We use quantitative and qualitative approach. We obtain the translation for analyzes from sentences written in Portuguese and submitted to translations by LIBRAS interpreters of the Abaetetuba city. Concluded that the synonymy, as a constitutive process of translation, is essential to ensure the meaning in the target language. So any semantic loss as verified in the analyzes in translation with the literal meaning and information increase the interpreter translating for LIBRAS synonymic caused damage to the process. Consequently, the LIBRAS interpreter’s work is very important for the deaf and the translation must be carried out with ethics and responsibility. To be a resource to help the understanding of the deaf in a language that he does not hear.

Keywords
Interpreter; Translation; Synonymy; Portuguese language; LIBRAS