TY - JOUR TI - Aesthetics of Communication as an Expression of Politeness AU - Laskowska, Małgorzata TI - Aesthetics of Communication as an Expression of Politeness AB -   The main purpose of this article is to determine the extent to which the aesthetics of commu­nication is an expression of politeness. Particular attention will be paid here to the importance of the aesthetics of verbal and non-verbal communication. This research objective can be presented in the following specific questions: In what sense can the aesthetics of communication be a form of politeness in communication? How does the aesthetics of verbal and nonverbal communication manifest itself? The article is a literature review; therefore, the method of critical analysis of the subject literature was primarily used. The answers to the above-mentioned questions, obtained as a result of the conducted analysis allowed to recom­mend standards of being polite in communication, taking into account the aesthetic forms of communication. VL - 2021 IS - Volume 64, Issue 1 (245) PY - 2021 SN - 0555-0025 C1 - 2299-6362 SP - 9 EP - 20 DO - 10.4467/22996362PZ.21.001.13029 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zeszyty-prasoznawcze/article/estetyka-komunikacji-jako-wyraz-grzecznosci KW - aesthetics KW - nonverbal communication KW - verbal communication KW - politeness KW - beauty