MANNERS MAKETH MAN: LANGUAGE, FACE AND POLITENESS

The quote by William Horman (1440-1535) Manners maketh man has reminded us of the importance of manners and politeness for centuries! In Pragmatics, these concepts were borrowed and a Politeness  Theory was formulated. It concerns the nature of politeness and how it functions in interaction and inlcudes politeness strategies. Here's an excellent summary