Resumen de The courtesy markers "Pray" and "Please" in the late eighteenth century: evidence from the "Corpus of Late Eighteenth-century Prose"
This paper depicts the competition of the courtesy markers pray and please in the late eighteenth century, paying special attention to the origin of the courtesy marker please and to the changes taking place in the preference of the courtesy marker used in requests. I have used an epistolary collection, the "Corpus of late Eighteenth-century Prose", which compiles private letters from 1761-1790.
