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| This book explains in depth the structure of American Sign Language, while also presenting a description of the Deaf community in the United States. Written for teachers who have had minimal training in linguistics. |
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This ground-breaking text contains 1,001 real-life scenarios—sad, funny, perplexing, and sometimes scary. It includes a section with suggested best practices from the perspectives of Deaf consumers and experienced hearing interpreters, as well as hundreds of scenarios for discussion in the classroom or among colleagues. |
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| This is the first book of its kind to look at the people behind the profession. From the light-hearted and humorous, to an assignment that literally involved a life and death situation, various authors share their personal stories of what makes interpreting both challenging and rewarding. |
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| Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk. This edition's new chapter on technology boasts 50 signs to help you communicate about the Internet, computing, video relay, and more. There is even a chapter that gives you signs for communicating about signing: asking people to sign slower, indicating your fingerspelling ability, and requesting help with your fledgling skills. |
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| This handy book offers common signs for animals, food, clothes, time, colors, travel, and many more practical topics. Readers can also learn signs for holidays and religion, and for thoughts and emotions, signs that will offer them the opportunity to experience the full potential of ASL. |
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| The essays within this collection define a new model for interpreting that depends upon strong partnerships between deaf professionals and their interpreters. The first part describes how interpreters team with deaf professionals to advance a shared point of view. The second part offers relevant examples of interpreting for deaf professionals various fields. |
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| This is a collection of pointers that is the result of Hoza’s many years of experience in the field of American Sign Language/English interpretation. The book is both enjoyable and thought provoking for interpreting students, seasoned interpreters, and those who work with interpreters. |
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| Politeness theory is an apt model to determine various interpretations of what speakers or signers mean in respect to the form of that which they say or sign. The variations reveal how linguistic and cultural differences intersect in ways that are often misinterpreted or overlooked in cross-cultural communication. |
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| This 3rd edition has evolved from more than 20 years of field-based research and classroom instruction. It contains vital information beneficial to people who are Deaf, parents of Deaf individuals, teachers of the Deaf, students of American Sign Language and Deaf culture, as well as Sing Language Interpreters. |
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| This is the “missing link” between interpreter training programs and the real world of sign language interpreting. Humphreys bridges the gap between academic theories and the day-to-day reality of working as a professional interpreter. |
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| This book is a not about how interpreters think the English interpretation of ASL should be presented, but rather, how would an English speaking consumer with no understanding of Deaf culture best understand the voiced message. |
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| In 1989 RID divided the task of interpreting and transliterating into two separate performance tests. In the first 4 years the performance tests were offered, the failure rate for the Certificate of Transliterating was almost 54%. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the task of transliterating. |
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| Derived from an extensive seven-year research project, this book and accompanying CD begins with an explanation of the basic concepts of language and the structure of sign language, and illustrates variations from seven regions and differences across age, gender and ethnic groups. |
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| This is an illustrated text primarily designed to assist students in developing some proficiency in the use of conversational ASL. It allows students to systematically analyze the mysteries of Sign production and grammar and learn signs in manageable chunks. |
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| Sign language interpreters strive to achieve the proper protocol of complete objectivity and accuracy in their translation without influencing the interaction in any way. Metzger's demonstrates that the ideal of an interpreter as a neutral language conduit does not exist. |
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| Contains 2500 entries in 14 languages, each illustrated with an appropriate representation of the word in ASL. Entries are numbered and cross-referenced for easy access. |
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| This is an invaluable text for students and teachers of interpreting, professionals and administrators of support services, and for anyone interested in integrating deaf and hearing individuals in any given situation. |
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| The reader is taken on a journey from the early days of interpreting, to an examination of past and present models of interpreting. Two models are introduced that take into account the influence of all participants and environmental factors in a variety of interpreting situations. The book introduces first-time users to sign language and how it affects interpreting, and for experienced interpreters, it gathers together previously scattered materials. |
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| Journal of interpretation. [2000] |
| by Watson, Douglas., Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. |
| Silver Spring, MD : RID Publications, c2000. |
| Call #: HV2402 .J68 2000 |
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| Two keynote speeches from the 1999 RID Convention and 5 manuscripts addressing such topics as transliteration, ethics, diversity and the future. |
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| Provides illustrations of over 1400 internationally recognized signs to facilitate communication between deaf people from differing nationalities. The signs are grouped by concepts, such as “Time and Seasons,” “Eating and Drinking,” “Politics, Government,” “Sport,” and “Religion.” Includes an index of individual signs. |
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