Philosophy of language books

Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity was one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century....  Read More >>

This collection is devoted to Gilbert Ryle's philosophy of mind and language. It features essays from prominent...  Read More >>

The Event of Style in Literature brings discussions about the question of style up-to-date by schematising the principal...  Read More >>

Looking at the work of J.L. Austin, who subjected language to a close and intense analysis, this book deals with...  Read More >>

Rules and Dispositions in Language Use explains how correct language use is governed by both rules and general human...  Read More >>

Combining a fresh, previously unexplored view of the subject with a detailed overview of the past and ongoing philosophical...  Read More >>

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El dia viernes 20 de enero de 2012, por la suma voluntad colectiva de pensadores afincados a una y otra orilla del...  Read More >>

Based on an analysis of over 200 genetically and typologically diverse languages, this title shows that these seemingly...  Read More >>

"Steve Sherlock's The Performativity of Value: On the Citability of Cultural Commodities explores how social identity...  Read More >>

This work examines problems about mind, meaning and mathematics rooted in preconceptions of language. Philosophical...  Read More >>

How can we speak about God, who is wholly other ? This complex question lies at the heart of a new and insightful...  Read More >>

Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are...  Read More >>

The sense of smell in animals is the initial wellspring of all intuitions of meaning. The first art form expressing...  Read More >>

When in 1973 this book was written, Emilio Betti and Giovan Battista Vico were almost unknown even within the places...  Read More >>

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In Intercultural Pragmatics, the first book on the subject, Istvan Kecskes establishes the foundations of the field,...  Read More >>

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Grammar is said to be about defining all and only the 'good' sentences of a language, implying that there are other,...  Read More >>

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Analyzing Discourse and Text Complexity for Learning and Collaborating  Read More >>

Assembling an unprecedented range of considered responses to the noted contributions to philosophy made by Marcelo...  Read More >>

Collects for the first time Steven Pinker's most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker is...  Read More >>

Rhetorical scholarship has for decades relied solely on culture to explain persuasive behavior. While this focus...  Read More >>

The author shows how these two elements can help explain the varied effects imperatives have, depending on their...  Read More >>