Politeness History English From Middle Ages to Present Day Andrea… 9781108499620

Politeness in the History of English\nby Andreas H. Jucker\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Andreas H. Jucker\nTitle: Politeness in the History of English\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Sociolinguistics\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2020\nISBN-13: 9781108499620\nISBN-10: 1108499627\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe concept of politeness permeates all aspects of modern life and society. However, to what extent has this phenomenon changed over time? This book traces the elusive concept of politeness from its beginnings in the Middle Ages up to the present day. Detailed case studies of mostly literary texts provide insights into historically specific ways of being polite, from discernment politeness in Old English to recent examples, such as non-i.