Hoza, Jack. <br/><br/>
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 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230) and index. 
<br/><br/>Politeness-it's how you say it -- Exploring linguistic strategies -- Requests in ASL and English -- Rejections in ASL and English -- Two nonmanual modifiers that mitigate smaller threats to face -- Three nonmanual modifiers that mitigate more severe threats to face -- Language fluency and politeness -- Why it matters how you say it. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781563683527 1563683520 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007009631 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American Sign Language.<br/>Politeness (Linguistics)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 2474  / .H69 2007