S.Y.W.T.B.A.I. CHAPTER 7

Question 1

This is the language in which you are most fluent and are capable of discussing a variety of topics for numerous purposes (social exchanges, to exchange information, etc.). Typically the language your parents speak.

Answer 1

What is A-Language or L1?

Question 2

This term refers to your second language, one acquired by living in a country where that language is spoken, or learned later in life.

Answer 2

What is B-Language or L2?

Question 3

The language in which the original message is conveyed.

Answer 3

What is the Source Language (SL)?

Question 4

The language into which the original message is interpreted/translated.

Answer 4

What is the Target Language (TL)?

Question 5

The TL expression of an interpretation always lags behind the SL utterance because of the time required to take in the SL and make a mental search for meaning. This time is termed _______.

Answer 5

What is Processing Time?

Question 6

This term refers to the process of taking a message and expressing it in a different form of the same language. (I.e. spoken English into signed English).

Answer 6

What is Transliteration?

Question 7

This term refers to the transition of a message from the frozen form of one language into the frozen form of another language.

Answer 7

What is Translation?

Question 8

This usually refers to changing a message from a frozen form in one language into spoken or signed form of another language. The translation is done on first sight, without the time normally required to prepare a formal translation.

Answer 8

What is Sight Translations?

Question 9

This term refers to the process of interpreting/transliterating into the target language/code at the same time that the source language message is being delivered.

Answer 9

What is simultaneous interpretation/transliteration?

Question 10

If the speaker completes an idea in the source language and pauses while the interpreter transmits that idea into the target language, then states the next idea in the source language (followed by interpretation), the process is termed ____

Answer 10

What is Consecutive Interpretation?

Question 11

The people who use an interpreter’s services. Interpreters work for both Deaf and hearing ______

Answer 11

What is Clients or Consumers?