Language Comprehension & Production Flashcards
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What is 'shadowing' in the context of interpreter training for language comprehension?
Answer: Repeating source language input aloud simultaneously as it is produced
Shadowing is a training technique in which the interpreter repeats the source message in the same language simultaneously, building listening and processing stamina before adding the language conversion task.
Which of the following best illustrates 'register' in a signed language interpretation context?
Answer: The level of formality and style of language used appropriate to the setting
Register refers to the variation in language style, vocabulary, and formality that corresponds to the social context, relationship of participants, and purpose of the interaction.
In ASL, which handshape is used in the classifier predicate representing a standing person?
Answer: 1 handshape
The 1 handshape (index finger extended upright) is the classifier for a person in an upright standing position in ASL classifier predicates.
When a Deaf signer uses 'listing' in ASL discourse, which non-manual and manual feature typically accompanies each item?
Answer: Using the non-dominant hand as a 'list buoy' while the dominant hand signs each item
Listing in ASL often involves using the non-dominant hand as a 'buoy' or anchor (sometimes touching fingers to enumerate), while the dominant hand signs each listed item.
An interpreter who expands source language information to make an implicit cultural meaning explicit for the target audience is using which strategy?
Answer: Expansion or explicitation
Expansion or explicitation involves adding information to the target message that is culturally or contextually implicit in the source but needs to be made explicit for the target audience to understand.
CASLI assesses candidates interpreting in both directions: ASL-to-English and English-to-ASL. Which statement about bidirectional interpreting competency is most accurate?
Answer: Each direction requires distinct skills; strength in one does not ensure strength in the other
Interpreting into and out of a language draw on different cognitive and linguistic skills, so a candidate may perform differently on each directionality task.
What is the primary function of 'cohesive devices' in ASL discourse production?
Answer: To link ideas and maintain coherence and flow across a discourse
Cohesive devices such as pronominalization, spatial reference, role shifting, and transitional signs connect ideas and help the audience follow the logical structure of the discourse.