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It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it : politeness in American Sign Language / Jack Hoza.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2007.Description: x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781563683527 (alk. paper)
  • 1563683520 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 419/.7 22
LOC classification:
  • HV2474 .H69 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Politeness-it's how you say it -- Exploring linguistic strategies -- Requests in ASL and English -- Rejections in ASL and English -- Two nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face -- Three nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face -- Language fluency and politeness -- Why it matters how you say it.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HV2474.H69 2007 1 Available 33710001047252

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-230) and index.

Politeness-it's how you say it -- Exploring linguistic strategies -- Requests in ASL and English -- Rejections in ASL and English -- Two nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face -- Three nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face -- Language fluency and politeness -- Why it matters how you say it.