Overall SYWBI vocab Flashcards
ABSTRACT LANGUAGE
generic and lacking in specificity
AFFECT
emotions or feelings
A-LANGUAGE or L-1
one’s first language
ANGLICIZED ASL
form of signing which blends ASL with english-based signs
AVLIC
Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
AUDITORY FEEDBACK LOOP
the channel through which hearing people monitor their own voice as they speak
BI-BI PHILOSOPHY OF INTERPRETING
a philosophy of interpreting based on the belief that effective interpretation requires cultural and linguistic mediation in order to accomplish the speaker’s goals and maintain equivalence
BI-BI EDUCATION
an approach which stresses ASL as the instructional language for all subjects except English
B-LANGUAGE or L-2
Refers to one’s second language
CLOZE SKILLS
the ability to mentally fill-in-the-blanks when part of an utterance is obscured or when the receiver does not understand a term or phrase
COMMUNICATION FACILITATION PHILOSOPHY
a set of beliefs that view Deaf individuals as handicapped, ASL as a means of communicating only with less intelligent people, and sensitivity to environmental factors that influence communication
CASE
conceptually accurate signed English. Combines English grammatical order with ASL signs and some initialized signs
CONDUIT/MACHINE PHILOSOPHY
belief that Deaf individuals are handicapped and need to learn to take care of themselves. Word-for-sign equivalents. Interpreter is not responsible for the interaction or communication dynamics taking place
CONTACT VARIETIES
mixture of two languages resulting from prolonged language contact between members of different linguistic communities
DEPENDENCE ON THE “BENEFACTOR”
the phenomena of minority group members being dependent upon members of the power group for certain things they perceive they are unable to do for themselves
DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCE
in an interpreted event, maintaining the “chemistry between the speaker and their audience that allows a connection to be made and the speaker’s goals to be accomplished
EQUIVOCAL LANGUAGE
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself
FATALISM OR PASSIVITY
the tendency of members of an oppressed group to feel powerless to change or strike back at the system
FEAR OF FREEDOM
a lack of determined action that might lead to true equality and empowerment based on fear and sense of inferiority that “paralyzes” oppressed individuals
HELPER PHILOSOPHICAL FRAME
views Deaf individuals as handicapped, limited, and unable to fully manage their personal and business affairs. Interpreter viewed as caretaker
HIGH VISUAL ORIENTATION (HVO)
or
MINIMAL LANGAUGE COMPETENCY
used to refer to individuals who have no language skills in any language resulting from a developmental disability or because of educational or social deprivation
HORIZONTAL HOSTILITY
tendency of members of a minority group to turn their anger on other members of the same group
LINEAR GRAMMAR
grammatical structure of language wherein lexical items and parts of speech are produced singularly
MACHINE/CONDUIT PHILOSOPHY
the belief that Deaf people are handicapped and need to learn how to take care of themselves. Interpreter is not responsible for the interaction or communication dynamics taking place
PRAGMATIC USE OF LANGUAGE
the way a language is actually used rather than language function. Helps make sense of the lang utterance in our interactions with others
PROFESSIONAL DISTANCE
phycological and physical boundary established between the interpreter and Deaf consumer
RECIPTRICOL SIGNALS
backchanneling
RECIPROCITY OF PERSPECTIVES
assumption that the experiences and values of another group are the same as your own
ROCHESTER METHOD
a manual code for English wherein each letter of the English alphabet is assigned a handshape and all words communicated, with the exception of “and,” are fingerspelled
SIGHT TRANSLATION
changing the message from the frozen form of one written language into another signed or spoken language done on first sight without preparation
PASSIVE VOICE
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
