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So You Want To Be An Interpreter? Flashcards

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39% of meaning is found in…

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Vocal intonation

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55% of meaning is found in…

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Gestures, body language, and facial expressions

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What are the 2 elements included in a contextual environment?

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Physical location and personal history

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4
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What are the 4 types of noise?

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External, physical, physiological, and psychological

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External noise

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Noise that you hear or see

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Physiological noise

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Biological factors

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Psychological noise

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Internal thoughts and feelings

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What are the 4 pragmatic rules?

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Who made the statement, location, tone/nonverbal behaviors, relationship between participants

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Equivocal language

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Deliberate use of words or phrases that can be interpreted multiple ways

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Euphemistic language

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Use of socially acceptable terms in place of blunt, descriptive ones

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Abstract language

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Non-specific language

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Passive voice

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Person or thing performing the action is not overtly stated

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What are the 6 types of powerless speech?

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Hedges, hesitations, intensifiers, polite forms, tag questions/up talk, and disclaimers

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Hedges

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Qualifiers that weaken the statement being made. Ex. Sort of, kind of, could

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Hesitations

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Fillers preceding and during an utterance

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Intensifiers

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Unnecessary modifiers added to an utterance which obscure the message. Ex. So, very, truly

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Polite forms

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Words and phrases used for more than simple politeness. Ex. Excuse me, I was wondering, if you don’t mind

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Tag questions/ up talk

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Questions tacked on to the end of a statement

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Disclaimers

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Qualifying phrases which weaken the validity of the statement being made. Ex. It’s only my opinion, I’m not sure

20
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Linguistic register determines…

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Turn-taking,complexity of sentence structure, vocabulary, use of contractions, volume/size, rate, clarity, speaker goals, use of fillers/hesitations, allowable topics

21
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What are the 5 levels of formality?

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Frozen, formal, consultative, informal, and intimate

22
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Frozen register

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The same each time it is rendered

23
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Formal register

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When one speaker addressed a large group, with virtually no interaction

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Consultative register

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One individual is an expert on the topic. There is some controlled interaction.

25
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Informal/casual register

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Participants are of equal status

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Intimate register

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Participants have a shared history

27
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Speaker/signer goals determine…

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Word choice, tone, degree of directness

28
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Context includes…

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Participants and location

29
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Degree of directness

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Clarity and overt expression of the speaker’s intent

30
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What 4 strategies limit the degree of directness?

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Equivocation, euphemisms,abstractions, and passive voice

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Responsible language

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Language through which the speaker takes responsibility for his/her statements, beliefs, and feelings

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Material norms

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Material things such a s food, clothing, and other tangible items. Ex. Eating turkey on thanksgiving

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Behavioral norms

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Rules for behavior which can be observed, taught, and learned. Ex. Don’t pick your nose in public

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Cognitive norms

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Behavior learned and developed as a child that has a deeper meaning and which is not easily observed or understood

35
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World cultures can be divided into 2 categories

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Collectivist and individualist

36
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70% of the world’s cultures are…

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Collectivist

37
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6% of meaning is found in…

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Words

38
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Cultural duality

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Living in both the mainstream society and the familial culture

39
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What percentage of deaf people are born into hearing families?

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90%

40
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Culture

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A dynamic value system of learned attitudes with assumptions, conventions, beliefs, and rules that permit members of a group to relate to one another and the world

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True/False: One’s cultural identity influences their communication

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True

42
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Communication

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Exchange of ideas or information that happens in a culturally influenced communication environment

43
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List requisite skills for interpreters

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Think analytically, listen effectively, fluency in interpreted languages, interpersonal skills, sensitivity, cultural competence

44
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Reciprocal signals

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Feedback required during conversation

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