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The 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-imposition politeness. Readers will gain a better understanding of both the folk-notion of politeness and specific scholarly definitions, and how these can be applied to historical data. The long diachrony provides a novel perspective both on the concept of politeness and on the history of the English language in its social context, making this essential reading for politeness specialists, cultural historians and historical linguists alike. Politeness emerges as a multifaceted phenomenon that is both culture-specific and history-specific.

Politeness (Linguistics) --- English language --- English lanugage --- Courtesy (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- Semantics. --- History. --- Semasiology --- Germanic languages --- English language Semantics --- Semantics

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This paper is intended as an overall template of the evolution of (im)politeness. It elucidates how (linguistic) rapport management originated and developed over time, and tries to come to grips with (some of) the sociocultural factors behind such changes. Taking its point of departure in human prehistory (Section?1), the paper argues that, contrary to received wisdom, politeness and impoliteness are not two sides of the same coin (Section?2), and it discusses the dissimilar evolutionary antecedents of politeness and impoliteness (Sections 3 and 4). The paper then maps out three broad-scale di

Geschichte --- Politeness (Linguistics) --- Pragmatics --- History --- Historical linguistics --- Comparative linguistics --- Pragmalinguistics --- General semantics --- Language and languages --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical --- Semantics (Philosophy) --- Courtesy (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- History. --- Philosophy

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"This volume traces the multifaceted concept of manners in the history of English from the late medieval through the early and late modern periods right up to the present day. It focuses in particular on transgressions of manners and norms of behaviour as an analytical tool to shed light on the discourse of polite conduct and styles of writing. The papers collected in this volume adopt both literary and linguistic perspectives. The fictional sources range from medieval romances and Shakespearean plays to eighteenth-century drama, Lewis Carroll's Alice books and present-day television comedy drama. The non-fictional data includes conduct books, medical debates and petitions written by lower class women in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The contributions focus in particular on the following questions: What are the social and political ideologies behind rules of etiquette and norms of interaction, and what can we learn from blunders and other transgressions?"--

Politeness (Linguistics) --- English language --- Courtesy in literature --- Etiquette in literature --- English literature --- Courtesy (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- Semantics --- History --- History and criticism --- Semasiology --- Historical linguistics --- Germanic languages --- English language Semantics

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801.56 --- Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Politeness (Linguistics) --- Pragmatics --- History. --- 801.56 Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Pragmalinguistics --- General semantics --- Language and languages --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical --- Semantics (Philosophy) --- Courtesy (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- History --- Philosophy --- Historical linguistics --- Sociolinguistics

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Grammar, Comparative and general --- Politeness (Linguistics). --- Honorific. --- Stilistics --- Pragmatics --- 801.56 --- 801.56 Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Politeness (Linguistics) --- Courtesy (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- Honorific --- Polite form --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative and general Honorific