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 th

This book is a groundbreaking study of etiquette in the nineteenth century when the success of etiquette books reached unprecedented heights in Britain, France,

This book explores what new light philosophical approaches shed on a deeper understanding of (im)politeness. There have been numerous studies on linguistic (im)

The original studies in this volume provide new insights into the history of medical discourse across centuries in both professional and lay texts. The central

Politeness and impoliteness are not just expressed by words. People communicate polite and impolite attitudes towards each other through their intonation, tone