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It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it politeness in American Sign Language

Title: It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it [electronic resource] : politeness in American Sign Language / Jack Hoza.
Author: Hoza, Jack.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2007.

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1 online resource (x, 235 p.) : ill.

Uniform Title

It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it (Online)

Alternative Title

It's not what you sign, it's how you sign it (Online)

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Bibliography (note)

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

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Access restricted to authorized users.

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.

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