Tactile sign language significantly differs from the visual mode of sign language. Based on conversation analysis of deaf-blind dyads, this book describes how turn-taking and interrogative sentences are marked in tactile sign language. Deaf-blind signers are in continuous contact by holding one another's hands in monologue or dialogue position. In tactile conversation, non-manual characteristics, the essential markers in visual sign languages, are effectively replaced by various hand movements.Contents:AcknowledgementsForeword to Englisch EditionList of Figures and TablesIntroduction1. Deaf-blindness and communication2. Material3. Conversing4. Sign language and conversation positions5. Tactile conversation regulation6. uestions7. Yes/no questions8. Alternative questions9. Wh-questions10. Support turnsConclusionBibliographyAppendices1. Yes/no question2. Alternative questions3. Wh-question4. Reported uestions and reflective questions5. Support turns6. Principles of transcriptionSubject Index