Review. Politeness in the History of English: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day. By Andreas H. Jucker. Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. 210.
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Rogos-Hebda, A. (2021). Review. Politeness in the History of English: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day. By Andreas H. Jucker. Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. 210 . Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, 56(1), 749–753. https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2021-0032

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Review. Politeness in the History of English: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day. By Andreas H. Jucker. Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. 210.

https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2021-0032
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