£88.79

Cambridge University Press Politeness in the History of English: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day

Price data last checked 64 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£89 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 27 days • 27 data points (No recent data available)

Historical
Generating forecast...
£89.69 £88.70 £88.92 £89.13 £89.35 £89.56 £89.78 11 March 2026 17 March 2026 24 March 2026 30 March 2026 06 April 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 27 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
25 days · current 2 days 0 6 13 19 25 £89 £90 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £89 (25 days, 92.6%)

Price range: £89 - £90

Price levels: 2 different prices over 27 days

Description

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.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
16 April 2020
Listed Since
02 November 2019

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
98% match

Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)

Cambridge University Press

£27.50 18 Feb 2026
Politeness in Ancient Greek and Latin
97% match

Politeness in Ancient Greek and Latin

Cambridge University Press

£81.89 27 Feb 2026
Politeness in East Asia
97% match

Politeness in East Asia

Cambridge University Press

£77.79 24 Feb 2026
The Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)politeness
97% match

The Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)politeness

MACMILLAN

£160.00 13 Dec 2025
Advancing (Im)politeness Studies: Cultural, Digital and Emotional Aspects
97% match

Advancing (Im)politeness Studies: Cultural, Digital and Emotional Aspects

Springer

£106.83 23 Feb 2026
Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
97% match

Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)

Cambridge University Press

£53.50 09 Mar 2026
De Gruyter Mouton Discursive Approaches to Politeness 8
96% match

De Gruyter Mouton Discursive Approaches to Politeness 8

De Gruyter Mouton

£126.99 21 Feb 2026
Understanding Politeness
96% match

Understanding Politeness

Cambridge University Press

£93.39 22 Feb 2026
Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World
96% match

Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World

Routledge

£128.80 11 Jan 2026
Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World
96% match

Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World

Routledge

£55.18 18 Feb 2026
Politeness: Some Universals In Language Usage: 4 (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics, Series Number 4)
96% match

Politeness: Some Universals In Language Usage: 4 (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics, Series Number 4)

Cambridge University Press

£44.16 06 Jan 2026
Women and Politeness in Eighteenth-Century England: Bodies, Identities, and Power (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies)
96% match

Women and Politeness in Eighteenth-Century England: Bodies, Identities, and Power (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies)

Routledge

£43.55 18 Apr 2026
Women and Politeness in Eighteenth-Century England: Bodies, Identities, and Power (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies)
96% match

Women and Politeness in Eighteenth-Century England: Bodies, Identities, and Power (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies)

Routledge

£136.27 20 Apr 2026
The Politics of Politeness: Citizenship, Civility, and the Democracy of Everyday Life
96% match

The Politics of Politeness: Citizenship, Civility, and the Democracy of Everyday Life

£78.66 11 Jan 2026
Sprachliche Hoeflichkeit zwischen Etikette und kommunikativer Kompetenz: 10 (Sprache - Kommunikation - Kultur)
95% match

Sprachliche Hoeflichkeit zwischen Etikette und kommunikativer Kompetenz: 10 (Sprache - Kommunikation - Kultur)

Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

£51.90 28 Feb 2026
Intercultural Politeness: Managing Relations across Cultures
95% match

Intercultural Politeness: Managing Relations across Cultures

Cambridge University Press

£77.31 18 Mar 2026
Towards a New Pedagogy for Teaching Foreign Language Politeness: Halliday’s Model and Approaches to Politeness (Routledge Research in Language Education)
95% match

Towards a New Pedagogy for Teaching Foreign Language Politeness: Halliday’s Model and Approaches to Politeness (Routledge Research in Language Education)

Routledge

£123.38 20 Feb 2026
Speech Acts and Politeness across Languages and Cultures: 132 (Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication)
95% match

Speech Acts and Politeness across Languages and Cultures: 132 (Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication)

Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

£75.70 23 Feb 2026
Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese
95% match

Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese

Continuum

£128.70 07 Jan 2026
Power and Politeness in Action: Disagreements in Oral Communication: 12 (Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP], 12)
95% match

Power and Politeness in Action: Disagreements in Oral Communication: 12 (Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP], 12)

De Gruyter Mouton

£115.54 09 Mar 2026
The Pragmatics of Politeness (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)
95% match

The Pragmatics of Politeness (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

Oxford University Press

£41.29 17 Mar 2026
Elite Women and Polite Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland: Volume 1 (St Andrews Studies in Scottish History)
95% match

Elite Women and Polite Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland: Volume 1 (St Andrews Studies in Scottish History)

Boydell Press

£70.16 18 Apr 2026
Im/Politeness Implicatures: 11 (Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP], 11)
94% match

Im/Politeness Implicatures: 11 (Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP], 11)

De Gruyter Mouton

£36.99 08 Mar 2026
Power and Politeness in the Workplace: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Talk at Work (Routledge Linguistics Classics)
94% match

Power and Politeness in the Workplace: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Talk at Work (Routledge Linguistics Classics)

Routledge

£47.99 23 Feb 2026