Language Comprehension & Production Flashcards

Which of the following is an example of a 'lexical borrowing' process in ASL?

Answer: Incorporating a fingerspelled English word that becomes phonologically adapted into an ASL sign (loan sign)

Loan signs are words originally fingerspelled in English that have been phonologically modified and grammatically integrated into ASL, such as 'WHAT' derived from the fingerspelled #WHAT.

An interpreter renders an ASL source message with accurate vocabulary but loses the signer's use of constructed action, resulting in a flat, third-person English retelling. The primary deficit is in:

Answer: Preserving discourse-level features such as perspective and engagement

Constructed action (enactment of a character's physical actions) conveys perspective, vividness, and engagement; flattening it to third-person narration loses these discourse-level elements.

In a CASLI evaluation context, 'source comprehension errors' that go unrepaired are most problematic because they:

Answer: Cascade into inaccurate target language output, misleading the consumer

An unrepaired comprehension error propagates into the interpreted output, meaning the consumer receives inaccurate information about the source message.

Which concept describes the interpreter's ability to hold source language input in working memory while simultaneously producing the target language output?

Answer: Dual-task processing or divided attention

Simultaneous interpreting requires divided attention and dual-task processing, as the interpreter must comprehend incoming source input and produce target output at the same time.

When evaluating ASL production quality, which feature signals that the interpreter's output is 'native-like' or highly proficient?

Answer: Smooth prosody, grammatical use of space, and native non-manual markers

Native-like ASL production is characterized by smooth prosody, accurate spatial grammar, and natural non-manual signals that align with grammatical and pragmatic functions.

In the CASLI framework, 'dynamic equivalence' in interpretation means:

Answer: The target text produces the same effect on its audience as the source text does on its audience

Dynamic equivalence, a concept from translation theory, holds that the goal is not structural similarity but achieving the same communicative impact or response in the target audience as the source had.

A candidate interpreting a medical consultation uses the ASL sign MEDICINE interchangeably for both 'medication' and 'medical field.' This is an example of:

Answer: Lexical ambiguity error reducing target message precision

Using the same sign for two distinct concepts without disambiguation creates lexical ambiguity, reducing the accuracy and clarity of the interpreted message for the consumer.