Transliteration and Signed English Systems Flashcards

What is a common criticism of Signed Exact English (SEE) from a Deaf cultural and linguistic perspective?

Answer: It imposes English morphology onto a visual-gestural modality for which it was not designed, creating an unnatural system

Critics argue that SEE attempts to map spoken English structure onto a visual-gestural language, producing awkward forms like separate signs for -ing, -ed, and -s that do not reflect how natural visual languages work.

Which signed English system was originally developed by David Anthony in the early 1970s?

Answer: Seeing Essential English (SEE I)

Seeing Essential English (SEE I) was developed by David Anthony and was the first major Manually Coded English system, later leading to the development of SEE II by Gustason's team.

How does the grammatical structure of Signed Exact English (SEE) differ from American Sign Language (ASL)?

Answer: SEE follows English word order and morphology; ASL uses its own spatial grammar, topic-comment structure, and non-manual markers

ASL is a complete natural language with its own spatial grammar and topic-comment syntax, while SEE mirrors English word order and adds signed morphemes to represent English grammatical forms.

On the EIPA, how are transliteration skills evaluated differently from interpretation skills?

Answer: Transliteration is evaluated on how accurately the interpreter preserves English form and structure in the signed message

EIPA evaluators assess transliteration by examining how faithfully the interpreter renders English structure into a signed form without shifting to a different language, tracking form-preservation alongside clarity.

Which signed system uses mostly ASL loan signs arranged in English word order and is often described as conceptually accurate?

Answer: Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)

CASE uses ASL signs chosen for their conceptual meaning and arranges them in English word order, unlike SEE systems that create new signed morphemes for each English morpheme.

In Signed Exact English, when no established sign exists for an English word, how is the sign typically created?

Answer: A new sign is invented using the first letter of the English word combined with a designated movement

SEE creates new signs for words lacking ASL equivalents by combining the handshape of the first letter of the English word with a designated movement and location.

An educational interpreter notices that a Deaf student uses ASL fluently at home but the classroom teacher uses SimCom. What is the interpreter's most appropriate strategy?

Answer: Consult the student's IEP and team to determine the communication mode that best supports the student's learning

The IEP team determines the appropriate communication mode for a student; the interpreter should follow IEP guidelines and not make unilateral language decisions.