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Author:   Professor Jose Medina
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780826471673

ISBN 10:   0826471676
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   15 September 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. Communication and Speech Acts 1.1 The communicative functions of language 1.2 Communication and performance 1.3 Knotty performances: locutionary contents, illocutionary forces and perlocutionary effects 2. Meaning, Sense and Interpretation 2.1 Two traditions in Philosophy of Language 2.2 From Frege to Donnellan: reference, names and descriptions 2.3 Interpretation and translation: neo-empiricist and hermeneutic approaches to linguistic understanding 3. Indeterminacy and Language Learning: Communication as the Meeting of Minds 3.1 Meaning scepticism 3.2 Two philosophical models of language learning 3.3 Enculturation and shared intentionality 3.4 Conversation analysis 4. Linguistic Creativity and Relativism 4.1 Linguistic creativity and the sociology of language 4.2 Metaphor 4.3 Linguistic relativism 5. Speakers, Linguistic Communities and Histories of Use 5.1 Idiosyncrasies and conventions 5.2 Communities, deconstruction and histories of use 6. Language and Identity 6.1 Interpellation and censorship 6.2 Tongues untied Notes References Further Suggested Reading Index

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This introduction to the philosophy of language in Continuum's key concepts series aims to provide a concise and accessible overview suitable for undergraduates without a prior background in the area. Over the course of six chapters the author sets out a broad conception of the subject by providing a wide-ranging survey covering not only philosophical works, but also theories from linguistics, psychology, and sociology. - Michael Fenton, Metapsychology Online Review

This introduction to the philosophy of language in Continuum's key concepts series aims to provide a concise and accessible overview suitable for undergraduates without a prior background in the area. Over the course of six chapters the author sets out a broad conception of the subject by providing a wide-ranging survey covering not only philosophical works, but also theories from linguistics, psychology, and sociology. - Michael Fenton, Metapsychology Online Review--Metapsychology Online Review

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Jose Medina is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, USA.

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