This edited collection investigates historical linguistic politeness and impoliteness. Although s...

How do we construct an image of the characters we read about? Drawing together theories from ling...

This edited collection introduces students to the stylistic analysis of drama. Written in an enga...

When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? ...

Language is largely comprised of face-to-face spoken interaction; however, the method, descriptio...

This innovative volume testifies to the current revived interest in Shakespeare's language and st...

How do we interpret language and expose its meanings? How does pragmatics describe the English la...

The book presents a varied picture of the possibilities of digital literary studies in the areas ...

This book aims to reinvigorate the field of L2 pragmatics, describing the methods and most recent...

Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the f...

When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? ...

Language is largely comprised of face-to-face spoken interaction; however, the method, descriptio...