Chapter 7

Question 1

_________________ is the time it takes to understand and convey an equivalent message in the target language.

Answer 1

Processing time

Question 2

Humphries and Alcorn suggest you begin your interpreting in ______________ settings.

Answer 2

one-on-one

Question 3

Transliteration is the process of…

Answer 3

taking a message spoken in English and signing it in English word order.

Question 4

Platform interpreting usually requires ________ or _______ register.

Answer 4

consultative, formal

Question 5

Translation is the process of…

Answer 5

taking a message signed in ASL and writing it in English, without any time constraints

Question 6

In interpreting, the term “source language” refers to:

Answer 6

the language in which the original message is conveyed

Question 7

In interpreting, the term “target language” refers to:

Answer 7

the language into which the original message is interpreted

Question 8

The primary difference between simultaneous and consecutive interpreting is the _______________________and ___________________.

Answer 8

amount of processing time, accuracy of the message

Question 9

Sight translation is the process of…

Answer 9

changing a message from frozen form of one language into another signed or spoken language.

Question 10

Interpretation is the result of taking a source language message, identifying meaning and speaker intent by analyzing the _________ and ___________ elements of the message, then making a _________ and _________ transition and producing the message into the target language

Answer 10

linguistic, paralinguistic

cultural, linguistic