Knowledge Flashcards
deaf
Any person who has a hearing loss severe enough to hinder communication through the use of speech and hearing
Deaf
Denotes cultural and linguistic elements pertinent to the Deaf Community (hearing loss, Deaf Community, use of ASL)
Hard of Hearing
A term used to refer to individuals who have some degree of hearing loss, but are still able to speak and understand English through oral/aural means (may also involve the use of assistive listening devices)
Hearing
A term used within the Deaf community to refer to non-Deaf people who are basically misinformed or uninformed about the Deaf experience.
Hearing Impaired
A term used within the majority culture to refer to all individuals with a loss of hearing, regardless of the degree of loss or manner in which the individual has been encultured. This term is deemed politically correct within the majority culture, but is offensive to many members of the Deaf Culture.
Initiator(source)
The person who expresses something by speech or sign.
Target
The individual or group who receives the message.
Interpreter
The individual who perceives the message, briefly stores it in memory, selects an appropriate way of expressing it in a second language or another form of communication, then expresses it.
Paralinguistics
The way words or signs are delivered
Noise
Any signal that interferes with the transmission of the message (may consist of misleading gestures and facial expressions or misconstrued aspects of the original message)
Code Switching 3
1.The conscious or unconscious movement from ASL into English-like signing or from English-like signing to ASL
Done to prevent non-deaf people from mastering ASL
Has roots in the history of Deaf people as an oppressed minority
2.May be based on the need for expediency of communication
3.Alternating between on language and another (changing from ASL to English signing or speaking)
This is a convenient linguistic device for incorporating English idioms into ASL-dominant conversation and for providing the exact wording of an English phrase
Lexical Borrowing 2
- Taking words from one language and using them in another language
- Knowledge of lexical borrowings enhances interpreters’ ability to define their own styles as well as to communicate more effectively in signs
Processing time/lag time
The interval between an interpreter perceiving a message and conveying it
Content
The subject matter being addressed; that which is communicated as the meaning or substance of the message; refers to facts, ideas, and information expressed
Context
The circumstances surrounding an act or event. The setting in which a specific discourse occurs, which helps inform or explain what is meant by what is being said.
Function
The specific purpose for which something is stated. The general purpose behind the words of a message, what the speakers intend to accomplish