[Mavis]

ASL a language like French, Spanish, or German. It is *not* just English, signed. (There are several other languages or ‘dialects’ that are more closely related to English.) It has its own grammar and syntax, history, idioms, etc. So when someone is interpreting into ASL, what they are signing (and mouthing) may seem to have very little connection to what is being said by the speaker. Also, the interpreter has to ‘lag’ as much as 1-2 sentences behind the speaker so as to be sure to get the whole meaning. Because the syntax of ASL is different from that of English, there are times when the last part of the English sentence may be signed first, or even when a later sentence is signed before an earlier one, or two sentences are run together. Then when you mix in different idioms, what is being signed/mouthed may seem to bear little resemblence to what is actually being said.

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Name : Mavis, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Liberty, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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