Philosophy of Language A Contemporary Introduction

Name: Philosophy of Language A Contemporary Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415171168

ISBN-10: 0415171164

ISBN-13: 9780415171168

Edition: 1999

Authors: William G. Lycan

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The main issues and theories of the philosophy of language in the 20th century are introduced in this volume. It includes theories of descriptions, distinction, anaphora, proper names and surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning.

Book details

List price: $40.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/31/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction: meaning and reference


Reference and Referring


Definite descriptions


Proper names: the description theory


Proper names: Direct Reference and the Causal-Historical theory


Theories of Meaning


Traditional theories of meaning


"Use" theories


Psychological theories: Grice's program


Verificationism


Truth-Condition Theories: Davidson's program


Truth-Condition Theories: possible worlds and intensional semantics


Pragmatics and Speech Acts


Semantic pragmatics


Speech acts and illocutionary force


Implicative relations


The Dark Side


Metaphor


Glossary


Bibliography


Index