A Terminological Guide to Interactional Pragmatics

Reuniting the author’s interests in verbal interactions, pragmaticsand interpersonal communication, the book promotes the fundamental research in the field of interactional pragmatics, centering round the main concepts pervading its understanding and study.

The idea that stands at its bases is that communication, in any of its forms (oral or written, face-to-face or mediated, formal or informal, symmetrical or asymmetrical), means both communicative action and interaction with others. In its both aspects, what counts in communication is its effectiveness.