Article published in:
Understanding Historical (Im)Politeness: Relational linguistic practice over time and across culturesEdited by Marcel Bax and Dániel Z. Kádár
[Benjamins Current Topics 41] 2012
► pp. 227–250
Understanding Anglo-Saxon “politeness”
Directive constructions with ic wille / ic wolde
ic wille
ic wolde
ic wolde þæt þu me sædest
ic wille
ic wolde
Dictionary of Old English Corpus
humilitas
Thus, this paper, on the one hand, confirms the picture of Anglo-Saxon England as a world “beyond politeness” (Kohnen 2008a); on the other hand, it also adds important aspects that may improve our perception of the complexities of Anglo-Saxon social interaction.
Published online: 07 November 2012
https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.41.10koh
https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.41.10koh
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