36.3510, Books: (Im)politeness in Ancient Egypt: Almansa-Villatoro and Motte (eds.) (2026)

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Date: 14-Nov-2025
From: Rosanna Woensdregt [rosanna.woensdregt at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: (Im)politeness in Ancient Egypt: Almansa-Villatoro and Motte (eds.) (2026)


Title: (Im)politeness in Ancient Egypt
Subtitle: Norms, Wit, and Rudeness in Texts from Pharaonic Times
through Late Antiquity
Series Title: Studies in Pragmatics
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: De Gruyter Brill
           https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en
Book URL: https://brill.com/display/title/71856

Editor(s): M. Victoria Almansa-Villatoro and Aurore Motte

Hardback ISBN: 978-90-04-72422-8
E-Book ISBN: 978-90-04-72423-5

Abstract:

"(Im)politeness in Ancient Egypt" is the first book-length study of
(im)politeness in ancient Egyptian texts. Leading experts in their
respective corpora examine a range of textual sources spanning
approximately 2,000 years, using the latest frameworks for analyzing
language in usage. This edited volume asks how ancient Egyptians
adapted and modified their language to persuade, complain, or mock,
and how they assessed the risks and benefits of communicating with
those above or below them in the social hierarchy. The papers explore
whether ancient Egyptians used politeness freely and strategically, or
were constrained by mandatory social rules. The documents presented,
translated, and analyzed in this book include personal letters, ritual
utterances, fictional stories, dialogue captions in tomb scenes, and
messages to dead relatives.
Readership: Scholars and advanced students of linguistics, Egyptology,
and ancient languages, especially those interested in pragmatics,
(im)politeness, and historical sociolinguistics. It will also interest
researchers in anthropology, classics, and Near Eastern studies
seeking insight into ancient social interaction and communication.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Pragmatics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Egyptian (Ancient) (egy)

Language Family(ies): Afroasiatic

Written In: English (eng)



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