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Author:

Hoza, Jack.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Gallaudet University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Sign Language--America
Linguistics
American Sign Language.
Politeness (Linguistics)
Beleefdheidsvorm.
Gebarentaal.
Amerikaans.
Verenigde Staten.

Notes:

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

Contents:

Index. 8. Politeness - it's how you say it -- 2. Exploring linguistic strategies -- 3. Requests in ASL and English -- 4. Rejections in ASL and English -- 5. Two nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face -- 6. Three nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face -- 7. Language fluency and politeness -- 8. Why it matters how you say it -- Appendix 1 : Transcription conventions -- Appendix 2 : Discourse completion test -- Appendix 3 : Brown and Levinson's (1987) politeness strategies arranged by the categories used in this book -- References -- Index.

ISBN:

1563683520 (alk. paper)
9781563683527 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007009631

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)