1. Differentiating Between Depiction Use of DI’s and HI’s
Lauren Mullahey, INT 492, Spring 2017
Introduction
Results
The Deaf Interpreter used more depiction than the Hearing Interpreter throughout the course of the video. The DI can be seen using depiction 5 times while the HI can be seen using depiction only one time.
Figure 1: Coding of Depictions used by DI and HI
Time Code
Type of Depiction
DI, Depiction #1
0:24
Depicting Verb
HI, Depiction #1
0:38
Constructed Action
DI, Depiction #2
0:43
DI, Depiction #3
1:07
DI, Depiction #4
1:22
DI Depiction #5
1:32
References
Dudis, Paul (2007). Types of Depiction in ASL. Download from Emmory, Karen, Borinstein, Helsa,
Thompson, Robin & Tamar Gollan (2008). Bimodal bilingualism. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 11 (1), 43-61
Lidell, S. K. (2003. Gramm ar, ge sture, an d m ean ing in Am erican S ign Language . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Discussion
More research in the field of interpreting is essential, particularly when discussing the comparison of Hearing interpreters and Deaf interpreters. The question that this research hopes to answer is; when looking at a Deaf Interpreter, DI, and a Hearing Interpreter, HI, what is the difference in the use of depiction?
Through watching “NEW! Interactive Discourse Series: Certified Deaf Interpreter Sample”, the difference between the interpretation of a DI and a HI was indicated. There is an increase in the use of depiction from the DI. The DI separated further from the English grammar than the HI did which allows for more use of depiction and to describe what something is or what is being done.
Literature Review
Depiction- can relate to abstract depictions, setting depictions, and event depictions. (Dudis, 2007)
Depicting Verb- Used before a classifier to state the noun that is represented by a classifier. The verb is then shown through the classifier (Lidell, 2003)
Constructed Action- the signer’s face, head, body, hands, and/or other non-manual cues are used to represent the actions, utterances, thoughts, feelings, and/or attitudes of the referent (Dudis, 2007).
Limitation and Recommendation
The limitation of this research is time and the amount of videos used for the study. It is recommended that more videos be analyzed in order to get a more well rounded understanding of the use of depiction from the Deaf Interpreter and Hearing Interpreter. This research was conducted with only one DI and one HI.
Method
Conclusion
A sample video, of 1:54 minutes, was analyzed for the comparison of depiction with depicting verb and constructed action from a Hearing Interpreter and a Deaf Interpreter while discussing the topic of nutrition. The video that was analyzed was “NEW! Interactive Discourse Series: Certified Deaf Interpreter Sample” from YouTube.
In conclusion, working with a Deaf Interpreter allows for accommodation of language style that is more precise than from a Hearing Interpreter. According to this research, Deaf Interpreter used more depictions when discussing the topic of nutrition than Hearing interpreter did. `