Overall SYWBI vocab

Question 1

ABSTRACT LANGUAGE

Answer 1

generic and lacking in specificity

Question 2

AFFECT

Answer 2

emotions or feelings

Question 3

A-LANGUAGE or L-1

Answer 3

one’s first language

Question 4

ANGLICIZED ASL

Answer 4

form of signing which blends ASL with english-based signs

Question 5

AVLIC

Answer 5

Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada

Question 6

AUDITORY FEEDBACK LOOP

Answer 6

the channel through which hearing people monitor their own voice as they speak

Question 7

BI-BI PHILOSOPHY OF INTERPRETING

Answer 7

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

Question 8

BI-BI EDUCATION

Answer 8

an approach which stresses ASL as the instructional language for all subjects except English

Question 9

B-LANGUAGE or L-2

Answer 9

Refers to one’s second language

Question 10

CLOZE SKILLS

Answer 10

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

Question 11

COMMUNICATION FACILITATION PHILOSOPHY

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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

Question 12

CASE

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conceptually accurate signed English. Combines English grammatical order with ASL signs and some initialized signs

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CONDUIT/MACHINE PHILOSOPHY

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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

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CONTACT VARIETIES

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mixture of two languages resulting from prolonged language contact between members of different linguistic communities

Question 15

DEPENDENCE ON THE “BENEFACTOR”

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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

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DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCE

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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

Question 17

EQUIVOCAL LANGUAGE

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the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself

Question 18

FATALISM OR PASSIVITY

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the tendency of members of an oppressed group to feel powerless to change or strike back at the system

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FEAR OF FREEDOM

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a lack of determined action that might lead to true equality and empowerment based on fear and sense of inferiority that “paralyzes” oppressed individuals

Question 20

HELPER PHILOSOPHICAL FRAME

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views Deaf individuals as handicapped, limited, and unable to fully manage their personal and business affairs. Interpreter viewed as caretaker

Question 21

HIGH VISUAL ORIENTATION (HVO)
or
MINIMAL LANGAUGE COMPETENCY

Answer 21

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

Question 22

HORIZONTAL HOSTILITY

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tendency of members of a minority group to turn their anger on other members of the same group

Question 23

LINEAR GRAMMAR

Answer 23

grammatical structure of language wherein lexical items and parts of speech are produced singularly

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MACHINE/CONDUIT PHILOSOPHY

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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

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PRAGMATIC USE OF LANGUAGE

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the way a language is actually used rather than language function. Helps make sense of the lang utterance in our interactions with others

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PROFESSIONAL DISTANCE

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phycological and physical boundary established between the interpreter and Deaf consumer

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RECIPTRICOL SIGNALS

Answer 27

backchanneling

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RECIPROCITY OF PERSPECTIVES

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assumption that the experiences and values of another group are the same as your own

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ROCHESTER METHOD

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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

Question 30

SIGHT TRANSLATION

Answer 30

changing the message from the frozen form of one written language into another signed or spoken language done on first sight without preparation

Question 31

PASSIVE VOICE

Answer 31

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