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Understanding Anglo-Saxon “politeness”
Directive constructions with ic wille / ic wolde
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Thomas Kohnen
Abstract
ic willeic woldeic wolde þæt þu me sædestic willeic woldeDictionary of Old English Corpushumilitas
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.
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Abstract
ic willeic woldeic wolde þæt þu me sædestic willeic woldeDictionary of Old English Corpushumilitas
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.
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- The historical understanding of historical (im)politeness 1
- ‘Face’ across historical cultures 25
- Nineteenth-century English politeness 49
- “[T]his most unnecessary, unjust, and disgraceful war” 81
- A socio-cognitive approach to historical politeness 103
- From good manners to facework 131
- “Tumbled into the dirt” 154
- Positive and negative face as descriptive categories in the history of English 175
- Insults, violence, and the meaning of lytegian in the Old English Battle of Maldon 195
- Understanding Anglo-Saxon “politeness” 227
- An evolutionary take on (im)politeness 251
- Notes on Contributors 279
- Index 283
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- The historical understanding of historical (im)politeness 1
- ‘Face’ across historical cultures 25
- Nineteenth-century English politeness 49
- “[T]his most unnecessary, unjust, and disgraceful war” 81
- A socio-cognitive approach to historical politeness 103
- From good manners to facework 131
- “Tumbled into the dirt” 154
- Positive and negative face as descriptive categories in the history of English 175
- Insults, violence, and the meaning of lytegian in the Old English Battle of Maldon 195
- Understanding Anglo-Saxon “politeness” 227
- An evolutionary take on (im)politeness 251
- Notes on Contributors 279
- Index 283
