EIPA Transliteration and Signed English Systems 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

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It uses too many ASL signs and therefore confuses students

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It lacks signs for academic vocabulary

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It is too similar to ASL to be useful for hearing students

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Seeing Essential English (SEE I)

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Signed Exact English II (SEE II)

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Pidgin Signed English (PSE)

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Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

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SEE uses spatial grammar and non-manual markers to convey syntax; ASL follows English word order

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SEE and ASL share identical syntax but differ only in vocabulary

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SEE omits articles and prepositions while ASL includes them

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

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Transliteration is not assessed; only ASL interpretation is scored

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Transliteration is scored based on the number of initialized signs used

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Transliteration skills are only assessed at the advanced level 4.0 and above

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)

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Seeing Essential English (SEE I)

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Signed Exact English (SEE II)

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Rochester Method

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

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The interpreter always fingerspells the word

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The interpreter borrows the closest semantic sign from ASL without modification

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The word is omitted and context is relied upon

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

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

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Match the teacher's SimCom exactly to maintain classroom consistency

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Automatically switch to ASL because it is linguistically superior

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Avoid signing and rely on written notes to the student