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Reviews of The Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Language This book offers readers a substantive introduction to the philosophical study of language, beginning with its emergence as a distinct area of concern in the works of Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein. Unlike many anthologies, this book is not a mere collection of seminal works in the recent history of the field, but rather a collection of contemporary essays written with the professed purpose of introducing students and scholars to the field. While no single volume can capture the rich and subtle history of the philosophical study of language, this one excels in part because it does not seek to be either a seminal collection or an encyclopedic presentation of key terms and concepts. Rather, each of the original essays provides both a critical history of the fundamental concepts central to the philosophy of language and a pointed analysis of the issues involved from the contributor's own point of view. The result is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in either the history of the discipline or the state of the contemporary debate. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty. CHOICE, A. L. Morton, Saint Xavier University, USA Manuel Garc a-Carpintero and Max K lbel have succeeded in compiling a set of eleven wonderfully clear and highly accessible overview articles on philosophy of language. This is a terrific collection with a couple of real gems, for example Josh Dever's wonderful introduction to formal semantics. The articles are generally informative, concise, and a pleasure to read. I am convinced that even experts in philosophy of language will benefit from working through the volume. Garc a-arpintero and K lbel have assembled an extremely impressive lineup of contributors and the essays are quite generally clear, concise and comprehensive in their coverage. These essays will be very useful for people who already have some level of training in philosophy of language or linguistics and are looking to get up to speed on various topics. I am sure I will revisit the Continuum Companion many times in the future. Notre Dame Philosophical Review, Anders J. Schoubye, University of Edinburgh, UK

Reviews of The Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Language This book offers readers a substantive introduction to the philosophical study of language, beginning with its emergence as a distinct area of concern in the works of Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein. Unlike many anthologies, this book is not a mere collection of seminal works in the recent history of the field, but rather a collection of contemporary essays written with the professed purpose of introducing students and scholars to the field. While no single volume can capture the rich and subtle history of the philosophical study of language, this one excels in part because it does not seek to be either a seminal collection or an encyclopedic presentation of key terms and concepts. Rather, each of the original essays provides both a critical history of the fundamental concepts central to the philosophy of language and a pointed analysis of the issues involved from the contributor's own point of view. The result is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in either the history of the discipline or the state of the contemporary debate. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty. CHOICE, A. L. Morton, Saint Xavier University, USA Manuel Garcia-Carpintero and Max Kolbel have succeeded in compiling a set of eleven wonderfully clear and highly accessible overview articles on philosophy of language. This is a terrific collection with a couple of real gems, for example Josh Dever's wonderful introduction to formal semantics. The articles are generally informative, concise, and a pleasure to read. I am convinced that even experts in philosophy of language will benefit from working through the volume. Garcia-arpintero and Kolbel have assembled an extremely impressive lineup of contributors and the essays are quite generally clear, concise and comprehensive in their coverage. These essays will be very useful for people who already have some level of training in philosophy of language or linguistics and are looking to get up to speed on various topics. I am sure I will revisit the Continuum Companion many times in the future. Notre Dame Philosophical Review, Anders J. Schoubye, University of Edinburgh, UK

Unlike many anthologies, this is not a mere collection of seminal works in the recent history of the field, but rather a collection of contemporary essays written with the professed purpose of introducing students and scholars to the field. Each of the original essays provides both a critical history of the fundamental concepts central to the philosophy of language and a pointed analysis of the issues involved from the contributor's own point of view. The result is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in either the history of the discipline or the state of the contemporary debate. * CHOICE * Manuel García-Carpintero and Max Kölbel have succeeded in compiling a set of eleven wonderfully clear and highly accessible overview articles on philosophy of language. This is a terrific collection with a couple of real gems, for example Josh Dever's wonderful introduction to formal semantics. The articles are generally informative, concise, and a pleasure to read. I am convinced that even experts in philosophy of language will benefit from working through the volume. García-arpintero and Kölbel have assembled an extremely impressive lineup of contributors and the essays are quite generally clear, concise and comprehensive in their coverage. These essays will be very useful for people who already have some level of training in philosophy of language or linguistics and are looking to get up to speed on various topics. I am sure I will revisit the Continuum Companion many times in the future. * Notre Dame Philosophical Review, Anders J. Schoubye, University of Edinburgh, UK *

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Manuel García-Carpintero is Professor at the University of Barcelona, Spain. Max Kölbel is ICREA Research Professor at the University of Barcelona, Spain.

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