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Contents Editorial Advisory Board, ix Contributors, xi Acknowledgments, xiii Introduction, xv Cynthia B. Roy P A R T I : D E P I C T I O N I N D I S C O U R S E The Body in Scene Depictions, 3 Paul Dudis Identifying Depiction: Constructed Action and Constructed Dialogue in ASL Presentations, 46 Mary Thumann P A R T I I : C O H E S I O N I N D I S C O U R S E The Discourse and Politeness Functions of hey and well in American Sign Language, 69 Jack Hoza Referring Expressions in ASL Discourse, 96 Laurie Swabey P A R T I I I : C O H E R E N C E I N D I S C O U R S E Register, Discourse, and Genre in British Sign Language (BSL), 121 Christopher Stone Revisiting the Conduit Metaphor in American Sign Language, 155 Daniel Roush P A R T I V : D I S C O U R S E I N N A T I V E A M E R I C A N S I G N L A N G U A G E Discourse Features of American Indian Sign Language (AISL), 179 Jeffrey E. Davis Index, 219 Roy_FM_Pgs i-xx.indd 7 8/17/2011 1:53:06 PM Roy_FM_Pgs i-xx.indd 8 8/17/2011 1:53:06 PM ...

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