CEUs: 0.15 PS
Presenter: Roberto Santiago
Presented in: Written English
Format: Instructional Article
Tense is a language’s way of marking time relevant to the present. While all languages have means for discussing events in time, not all languages mark their verbs to show tense. Some languages use time adverbs (Liddell, 2002) to establish a time frame (tense) and then use base form (present tense) verbs to discuss events displaced in time. This Instructional Article will examine the differences in how tense is expressed in English and in ASL and what the differences between the two systems means for interpreters.
- Participants will be able to correctly define various terms related to tense in ASL.
- Participants will be able to describe the usage of a variety of grammatical markers in ASL.
- Participants will be able to explain the concept of lag time as it relates to tense in ASL.
CEUs on the GO is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This PS program is offered for 0.15 CEUs at the “Little/None” Content Knowledge Level.