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Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction Paperback – 8 April 2008

by William G Lycan (Author), William G. Lycan (Author)
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Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena.

Topics are structured in four 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. Part IV, new to this edition, examines the four theories of metaphor.

Features of Philosophy of Language include:

    • new chapters on Frege and puzzles, inferentialism, illocutionary theories of meaning and relevance theory

    • chapter overviews and summaries

    • clear supportive examples

    • study questions

    • annotated further reading

    • glossary.

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    1. Print length
      240 pages
    2. Language
      English
    3. Publisher
      Routledge
    4. Publication date
      8 April 2008
    5. Dimensions
      15.57 x 1.4 x 23.5 cm
    6. ISBN-10
      0415957524
    7. ISBN-13
      978-0415957526
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    "This exceptional text fulfills two essential criteria of a good introductory textbook in the philosophy of language: it covers a broad range of topics well, all of which are the basis of current active research, and does so in an accurate manner accessible to undergraduate students." –Mike Harnish, University of Arizona

    "...an excellent textbook for teaching. the examples throughout are delightful and students will love them." –Edwin Mares, Victoria University of Wellington

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    "This exceptional text fulfills two essential criteria of a good introductory textbook in the philosophy of language: it covers a broad range of topics well, all of which are the basis of current active research, and does so in an accurate manner accessible to undergraduate students." –Mike Harnish, University of Arizona

    "...an excellent textbook for teaching. the examples throughout are delightful and students will love them." –Edwin Mares, Victoria University of Wellington

    Product details

    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2 edition (8 April 2008)
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
    • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415957524
    • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415957526
    • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.57 x 1.4 x 23.5 cm
    • Customer Reviews:
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    Danna Mackay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2018
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    Just a really good book. Reading philosophy papers can be difficult. Lycan does a good job at breaking down the debate and all the philosophers involved. Very good for introduction to the Philosophy of Language.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful
    Reviewed in the United States on 30 December 2013
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    This was very helpful to me during my Philosophy of Language course. I plan to continue reading the sections not covered in lecture. It provides a good introduction and explanation of different subjects.
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    Ruth Hibbert
    5.0 out of 5 stars great introductory textbook
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2013
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    I used this book to teach an undergraduate course on philosophy of language and it worked very well. Clearly written and in a very approachable style.
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    Geoffrey Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2018
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    excellent
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    Erik
    5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Introduction
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 January 2013
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    I've read various works on philosophy, language, and philosophy of language, but this introduction really gives a terrific summary of the key topics and core "camps" in the discipline. This is a definite recommended read.
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