CH7

Question 1

What is your ‘A-Language’/L1?

Answer 1

Your mother tongue, typically the language your parents speak

Question 2

What is a source language?

Answer 2

the language that the original message is conveyed in

Question 3

What is a target language?

Answer 3

the language that the original message is intended to be in

Question 4

define processing time

Answer 4

Time spent by the interpreter to accurately put the SL into the TL

Question 5

define dynamic equivalence

Answer 5

the ability to maintain the speaker’s goal and intent of the message in the TL

Question 6

What is Transliteration

Answer 6

themessage going from the source language to be put into another variation of the source language

Question 7

Simultaneous versus Consecutive interpreting

Answer 7

Interpreting at the same time as the source language vs interpreting in between pauses in the source

Question 8

Three ways to refer to the amount of consumers involved in an assignment?

Answer 8

• 1 on 1 settings
• small group settings
• large group settings

Question 9

Which is more accurate: Simultaneous or Consecutive interpreting?

Answer 9

Consecutive- Allows for time to fully interptret the goal/intent of the message

Question 10

Which is easier for interpreters: Sign-to-Voice or Voice-to-Sign work?

Answer 10

It depends. But typically Voice-to-Sign unless the L2 was learned at a young age. It is typically easier for hearing interpreter to interpret from their L1 to theur L2