It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it : politeness in American Sign Language /
Hoza, Jack.
It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it : politeness in American Sign Language / Jack Hoza. - Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2007. - x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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 -- Nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face -- Nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face -- Language fluency and politeness -- Why it matters how you say it.
9781563683527 (alk. paper)
2007009631
American Sign Language.
Politeness (Linguistics)
HV2474 / .H69 2007
419/.7
It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it : politeness in American Sign Language / Jack Hoza. - Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2007. - x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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 -- Nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face -- Nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face -- Language fluency and politeness -- Why it matters how you say it.
9781563683527 (alk. paper)
2007009631
American Sign Language.
Politeness (Linguistics)
HV2474 / .H69 2007
419/.7