It's not what you say, it's how you say it
Subtitle: politeness in American Sign Language and English
By: Jack Hoza.
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781563683527
Subjects: American Sign Language; Politeness (Linguistics)
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Politeness-it's how you say it; title: Exploring linguistic strategies; title: Requests in ASL and English; title: Rejections in ASL and English; title: Nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face; title: Nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face; title: Language fluency and politeness; title: Why it matters how you say it.