CASLI WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Abstract Classifiers - ANS Classifiers that are smaller than life sized, the shape and movement
of which does not necessarily have iconic features.
Abstract Language - ANS describes ideas and qualities, rather than observable or specific
things
adventitious deafness - ANS deafness that occurs after birth
Affect - ANS Refers to emotions or feelings
A-Language or L1 - ANS One's first language
Anglicized ASL - ANS English and ASL sign blends (More ASL than English)
AVLIC - ANS Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
Audism - ANS Attitude causing negative stigma toward anyone unable to hear
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, Auditory feedback loop - ANS The channel through which hearing people hear (and monitor)
their own voice as they speak
Aural-oral languages - ANS Languages based on a structured set of linguistic rules in which
the communication is based on sound
Bicultural - ANS used to describe a person who crosses two cultures, lifestyles, and sets of
values
bilingual-bicultural philosophy of interpreting - ANS Based on the belief that effective
interpretation requires cultural and linguistic mediation in order to accomplish speaker goals
and maintain dynamic equivalence
B-Language or L2 - ANS Refers to ones 2nd language learned
CDI - ANS certified Deaf Interpreter
Classifiers - ANS Designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body pantomime used to
represent nouns and verbs.
Cloze skills - ANS The ability to mentally "fill in the blanks"
code of ethics - ANS Principles of conduct within an organization that guide decision making
and behavior.
code switching - ANS the practice of changing language or dialect to accommodate to the
communication situation (unconscious)
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AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Abstract Classifiers - ANS Classifiers that are smaller than life sized, the shape and movement
of which does not necessarily have iconic features.
Abstract Language - ANS describes ideas and qualities, rather than observable or specific
things
adventitious deafness - ANS deafness that occurs after birth
Affect - ANS Refers to emotions or feelings
A-Language or L1 - ANS One's first language
Anglicized ASL - ANS English and ASL sign blends (More ASL than English)
AVLIC - ANS Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
Audism - ANS Attitude causing negative stigma toward anyone unable to hear
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Auditory feedback loop - ANS The channel through which hearing people hear (and monitor)
their own voice as they speak
Aural-oral languages - ANS Languages based on a structured set of linguistic rules in which
the communication is based on sound
Bicultural - ANS used to describe a person who crosses two cultures, lifestyles, and sets of
values
bilingual-bicultural philosophy of interpreting - ANS Based on the belief that effective
interpretation requires cultural and linguistic mediation in order to accomplish speaker goals
and maintain dynamic equivalence
B-Language or L2 - ANS Refers to ones 2nd language learned
CDI - ANS certified Deaf Interpreter
Classifiers - ANS Designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body pantomime used to
represent nouns and verbs.
Cloze skills - ANS The ability to mentally "fill in the blanks"
code of ethics - ANS Principles of conduct within an organization that guide decision making
and behavior.
code switching - ANS the practice of changing language or dialect to accommodate to the
communication situation (unconscious)
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