| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 924 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge philosophy companions |
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Routledge philosophy companions.
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| Contents |
section 1. Core topics. 1.1. Extension, intension, character, and beyond / David Braun ; 1.2. Semantics and pragmatics / Christopher Gauker ; 1.3. Logical form / Kirk Ludwig ; 1.4. Presupposition / Paul Dekker ; 1.5. Implicature / Laurence Horn ; 1.6 Pragmatic enrichment / François Recanati ; 1.7. Meaning and communication / Kent Bach ; 1.8. Compositionality / Josh Dever ; 1.9. Focus and intonation / Daniel Büring ; 1.10. Context-sensitivity / Tom Donaldson and Ernie Lepore ; 1.11. Relativism / John MacFarlane ; 1.12. Vagueness / J. Robert G. Williams ; 1.13. Empty names / Sarah Sawyer ; 1.14. Relevance theory / Robyn Carston ; 1.15. Truth and reference in fiction / Stavroula Glezakos -- section 2. Foundations of semantics. 2.1. Reference / Teresa Robertson ; 2.2. Theories of truth / Matti Eklund ; 2.3. Propositions / Scott Soames ; 2.4. Concepts / Chrisopher Peacocke ; 2.5. Analytic truth / Cory Juhl and Eric Loomis ; 2.6. Possible worlds semantics / Daniel Nolan ; 2.7. Dynamic semantics / Seth Yalcin ; 2.8. Event semantics / Barry Schein ; 2.9. Skepticism about meaning / Michael McDermott |
| Summary |
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 a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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Sprachphilosophie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fara, Delia Graff
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Russell, Gillian
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| ISBN |
9780203206966 |
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0203206967 |
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9781136594083 |
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1136594086 |
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128358509X |
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9781283585095 |
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