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

Published Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 235 pages) : illustrations Contents 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 Summary "The general stereotype regarding interaction between American Sign Language and English is a model of oversimplification: ASL signers are direct and English speakers are indirect. In this study, Jack Hoza upends this common impression through an in-depth comparison of the communication styles between these two language communities."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230) and index Notes English Print version record Subject American Sign Language. Politeness (Linguistics) Sign language. Linguistics. Sign Language Linguistics linguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Sign Language. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General Sign language Linguistics American Sign Language Politeness (Linguistics) SUBJECT America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004220 Americas https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000569 Subject America Form Electronic book ISBN 9781563683855 1563683857 9781563683527 1563683520 9781563683848 1563683849

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