Compression Strategies
______topic
ME SHOCK, PAPER, A-on-paper, SHOCK ME
I was shocked to see I got an A on my paper.
Cohesive markers and transitions are hallmarks for what level of register?
Academic or Formal
Register
If ‘register’ is a level of formality, which register is the most formal?
Frozen
Which level of interpreting uses a word-for-word interpretation?
Literal
Name 5 sentence structures in ASL (20 points eatch)
Yes/No
Wh Questions
Rh Questions
Topic/Comment
Negation
Conditional
_______________________t
ALL-DAY SATURDAY MY HUSBAND DO DO?
MOW PULL W-E-E-D-S TRIM-WITH-CLIPPERS
,YARD CLEAN, LOOK NICE
My husband kept himself busy doing some lawn care all day on Saturday.
ASL uses conjunctions as transitional markers. Name 2 ASL conjunctions.
WRONG
HAPPEN
HIT
In what scenario would a consultative register be found?
Doctors office
Counseling appointment
Support group
Anything interactive
Which level occurs when extraneous information not found in the source message is added in the interpretation?
Unduly Free
What is the difference between Constructed Action and Constructed Dialogue?
Constructed Action expresses characters thoughts, words, and expressions within a discourse through the use of body, head and eye gaze.
Constructed Action occurs with the “action and character are vividly portrayed in ASL by the signer’s adopting the pose or actions of the character and imitating them, either as mime, or while signing about that character” Think VGC
Compression strategies are necessary when encountering ASL expansion features largely because ASL and English are considered __________&__________ context cultures respectively.
High and Low
ASL transitions that indicate a topic has ended include (name two signs)
ANYWAY
PUSH-ASIDE
NEXT
Enumerating moving to new finger
Name three language features commonly found in Academic Register - English
Lack of contractions
Cohesive transitions
Complex Sentences
No hyperbole
No over-generalisation
No value judgements
No slang
Technical vocabulary
Which level of information processing occurs when the interpreter processes information one word at a time?
Lexical
Name all six types of fingerspelling in ASL. (50 points for each)
Proper Names
Names of cities, states, abbreviations
Acronym of organizations
Specific terms
English words that have not lexical equivalents
Technical terms
What is the biggest challenge (or consequence) when applying a compression strategy to an ASL expansion feature?
Interpreters are left with “too much time on their hands” as number of the lexical items signed is significantly more than the lexical items in English.
Transitional phrases can be grouped into functions. Name two types of transitional phrases.
Addition
Amplification
Cause & Effect
Comparison
Concession
Contrast
Emphasis
Example etc….
Name three common language features in Academic Register - ASL
Purposeful fingerspelling
Loan idioms
Less exaggerated
mouth morphemes
Which level of interpreting describes the way a native speaker presents their language?
Idiomatic
Provide 4 examples of terms that would need cultural mediation.
Mainstream
Deaf School
Socialize
Oralism
Maunalism
Deaf Culture
According to the article on Compression Strategies, these three factors influence an interpreter’s decision to use a compression strategy.
Linguistic
Cultural
Experiential
In ASL, transitions can be in form of signs or NMS. Name two transition markers that are not signed.
Pause
Dropped Hands
Slight Head Nod
Clasped Hands
In Academic Register, what does the “Tenor” refer to?
Who is speaking to whom
Relationship with the audience
Which level of informational processing requires the interpreter to take in multiple sentences to extract meaning?
Textual
Contextual
In ASL Discourse, name 5 expansion features and give an example of each. (80 points each)
Contrasting
Faceting
Reiteration
Utilizing Space
Explain by Example
Couching
Describe, Then Do