REVIEW OF ISTVAN KECSKES.2014. INTERCULTURAL PRAGMATICS. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 277 pp.

The present volume, authored by Istvan Kecskes, explores a range of issues revolving around the notions of communication and interculturality, approaching them from the perspective of socio-cultural pragmatics. It opens up with Introduction, followed by 10 chapters: 1. Current pragmatic theories; 2. The socio-cognitive approach; 3. Pragmatic competence; 4. Encyclopedic knowledge, cultural models and interculturality; 5. Formulaic language use; 6. Context; 7. Common ground; 8. Salience; 9. Politeness and impoliteness; 10. Methods of analysis. Concluding sections of the volume are Epilogue, References and Index.

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