The Philosophy Of Language

Author : William G. Lycan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134696048

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Philosophy of Language by William G. Lycan Pdf

Philosophy of Language introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language. Topics are structured in three parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring Expressions, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of Desciptions, Donnellan's distinction, problems of anaphora, the description theory of proper names, Searle's cluster theory, and the causal-historical theory. Part II, Theories of Meaning, surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their various advantages and liabilities. Part III, Pragmatics and Speech Acts, introduces the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics, includes a detailed discussion of the problem of indirect force and surveys approaches to metaphor. Unique features of the text: * chapter overviews and summaries * clear supportive examples * study questions * annotated further reading * glossary.

Author : Ufuk Özen Baykent
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443898201

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An Introductory Course to Philosophy of Language by Ufuk Özen Baykent Pdf

Language is what we all share and is our common concern. What is the nature of language? How is language related to the world? How is communication possible via language? What is the impact of language on our reasoning and thinking? Many people are unaware that misunderstandings and conflicts during communication occur as a result of the way we use language. This book introduces the central issues in the history of philosophical investigations about the concept of language. Topics are structured with reference to the world’s foremost philosophers of language. The book will encourage the reader to explore the depths of the concept of language and will raise an awareness of this distinctive human capacity.

Author : Maria Baghramian
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781582430423

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Modern Philosophy of Language by Maria Baghramian Pdf

A collection of seminal writings on the philosophy of language. In our century, philosophers have become increasingly concerned with the relationship between language, the mind, and the world. Language has come to be viewed both as a source of puzzlement and as a repository for untapped knowledge. The philosophy of language is an attempt to understand the nature of language and to explore the link between what we say and what we intend. Modern Philosophy of Language brings together the most significant writings on language in twentieth-century philosophy–from the work of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and the logical positivists to the contemporary contributions of W. V. O. Quine, Noam Chomsky, and Michael Dummett. The articles collected here are benchmarks in the development of various strands in the modern analytic philosophy of language.

Author : Siobhan Chapman
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780748631421

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Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language by Siobhan Chapman Pdf

This book offers introductory entries on 80 ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day. Entries are written by experts in the fields of linguistics and the philosophy of language to reflect the full range of approaches and modes of thought. Each entry includes a brief description of the idea, an account of its development, and its impact on the field of language study. The book is written in an accessible style with clear descriptions of technical terms, guides to further reading, and extensive cross-referencing between entries. A useful additional feature of this book is that it is cross-referenced throughout with Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (Edinburgh, 2005), revealing significant connections and continuities in the two related disciplines. Ideas covered range from Sense Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Logic, through Generative Semantics, Cognitivism, and Conversation Analysis, to Political Correctness, Deconstruction, and Corpora.

Author : Gillian Russell,Delia Graff Fara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 941 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136594083

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Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language by Gillian Russell,Delia Graff Fara Pdf

Philosophy of language is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of meaning, the relationship of language to reality, and the ways in which we use, learn, and understand language. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field, charting its key ideas and movements, and addressing contemporary research and enduring questions in the philosophy of language. Unique to this Companion is clear coverage of research from the related disciplines of formal logic and linguistics, and discussion of the applications in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and philosophy of mind. Organized thematically, the Companion is divided into seven sections: Core Topics; Foundations of Semantics; Parts of Speech; Methodology; Logic for Philosophers of Language; Philosophy of Language for the Rest of Philosophy; and Historical Perspectives. Comprised of 70 never-before-published essays from leading scholars--including Sally Haslanger, Jeffrey King, Sally McConnell-Ginet, Rae Langton, Kit Fine, John MacFarlane, Jeff Pelletier, Scott Soames, Jason Stanley, Stephen Stich and Zoltan Gendler Szabo--the Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language promises to be the most comprehensive and authoritative resource for students and scholars alike.

Author : Alex Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135365004

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Philosophy Of Language by Alex Miller Pdf

This engaging and accessible introduction to the philosophy of language provides an important guide to one of the liveliest and most challenging areas of study in philosophy. Interweaving the historical development of the subject with a thematic overview of the different approaches to meaning, the book provides students with the tools necessary to understand contemporary analytical philosophy.

Author : Aloysius P Martinich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : OCLC:59174961

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The Philosophy of Language by Aloysius P Martinich Pdf

Author : Peter Ludlow
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262621142

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Readings in the Philosophy of Language by Peter Ludlow Pdf

A central theme of this collection is that the philosophy of language, at least a core portion of it, has matured to the point where it is now being spun off into linguistic theory.

Author : Ryan M. Nefdt,Carita Klippi,Bart Karstens
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030554385

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The Philosophy and Science of Language by Ryan M. Nefdt,Carita Klippi,Bart Karstens Pdf

This volume brings together a diverse range of scholars to address important philosophical and interdisciplinary questions in the study of language. Linguistics throughout history has been a conduit to the study of the mind, brain, societal structure, literature and history itself. The epistemic and methodological transfer between the sciences and humanities in regards to linguistics has often been documented, but the underlying philosophical issues have not always been adequately addressed. With 15 original and interdisciplinary chapters, this volume therefore tackles vital questions relating to the philosophy, history, and theoretical interplay between the study of language and fields as varied as logic, physics, biology, classical philology and neuroscience. With a four part structure, questions of the mathematical foundations of linguistics, links to the natural sciences, cognitive implications and historical connections, take centre stage throughout the volume. The final chapters present research related to the linguistic connections between history, philosophy and the humanities more broadly. Advancing new avenues of research, this volume is exemplary in its treatment of diachronic and cross-disciplinary interaction, and will be of interest to all scholars interested in the study of language.

Author : Jean-Jacques Lecercle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134902408

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Philosophy of Nonsense by Jean-Jacques Lecercle Pdf

'Jean-Jacques Lecercle's remarkable Philosophy of Nonsense offers a sustained and important account of an area that is usually hastily dismissed. Using the resources of contemporary philosophy - notably Deleuze and Lyotard - he manages to bring out the importance of nonsense' - Andrew Benjamin, University of Warwick Why are we, and in particular why are philosophers and linguists, so fascinated with nonsense? Why do Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear appear in so many otherwise dull and dry academic books? This amusing, yet rigorous new book by Jean-Jacques Lecercle shows how the genre of nonsense was constructed and why it has proved so enduring and enlightening for linguistics and philosophy.

Author : Leonard Linsky
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0252000935

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Semantics and the Philosophy of Language by Leonard Linsky Pdf

Author : Gary Kemp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415517836

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What Is This Thing Called Philosophy of Language? by Gary Kemp Pdf

Philosophy of language explores some of the fundamental yet most technical problems in philosophy, such as meaning and reference, semantics, and propositional attitudes. Some of its greatest exponents, including Gottlob Frege, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell are amongst the major figures in the history of philosophy. In this clear and carefully structured introduction to the subject Gary Kemp explains the following key topics: the basic nature of philosophy of language and its historical development early arguments concerning the role of meaning, including cognitive meaning vs expressivism, context and compositionality Frege's arguments concerning sense and reference; non-existent objects Russell and the theory of definite descriptions modern theories including Kripke and Putnam; arguments concerning necessity, analyticity and natural kind terms indexicality, context and modality. What are indexicals? Davidson's theory of language and the 'principle of charity' propositional attitudes Quine's naturalism and its consequences for philosophy of language. Chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary make this an indispensable introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be particularly useful for students coming to the subject for the first time.

Author : Robert J. Stainton
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1551112531

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Perspectives in the Philosophy of Language by Robert J. Stainton Pdf

This concise and affordable anthology is designed for use as a textbook in both undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of language. It aims to provide a core of essential primary sources and may be used either on its own, or in conjunction with a secondary source.

Author : Scott Soames
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691155975

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Philosophy of Language by Scott Soames Pdf

A masterful overview of the philosophy of language from one of its most important thinkers In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field—its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, Scott Soames investigates foundational concepts—such as truth, reference, and meaning—that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. The first part of the book describes how philosophers from Frege, Russell, Tarski, and Carnap to Kripke, Kaplan, and Montague developed precise techniques for understanding the languages of logic and mathematics, and how these techniques have been refined and extended to the study of natural human languages. The book then builds on this account, exploring new thinking about propositions, possibility, and the relationship between meaning, assertion, and other aspects of language use. An invaluable overview of the philosophy of language by one of its most important practitioners, this book will be essential reading for all serious students of philosophy.

Author : V. N. Voloshinov
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0674550986

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Marxism and the Philosophy of Language by V. N. Voloshinov Pdf

V. N. Volosinov's important work, first published in Russian in 1929, had to wait a generation for recognition. This first paperback edition of the English translation will be capital for literary theorists, philosophers, linguists, psychologists, and many others. Volosinov is out to undo the old disciplinary boundaries between linguistics, rhetoric, and poetics in order to construct a new kind of field: semiotics or textual theory. Ladislav Matejka and I. R. Titunik have provided a new preface to discuss Volosinov in relation to the great resurgence of interest in all the writing of the circle of Mikhail Bakhtin.