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This volume explores changing norms and conventions in the English language, as displayed in a broad range of historical data from more than five centuries. The

Historical sociolinguistics has successfully challenged the traditional focus on standardization in linguistic historiography. Extensive research on newly uncov

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 volume addresses two current gaps in pragmatics research in English as a lingua franca (ELF): Firstly, the contexts, approaches and theories of pragmatics

This ambitious handbook takes advantage of recent advances in the study of the history of English to rethink the understanding of the field.