Philosophy of language books

Published in 1776, this is a classic two-volume work on rhetorical theory by a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment....  Read More >>

Provides a unique perspective on cultural life during the German Occupation, & offers crucial insights into the...  Read More >>

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This book considers how people talk about their environment, find their way in new surroundings, and plan routes....  Read More >>

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Jürgen Trabant reads the profound insights into human semiosis contained in Vico's 'sematology' as both a spirited...  Read More >>

* Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential figures in contemporary intellectual life, known for his groundbreaking...  Read More >>

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Nietzsche's writings cannot be truly understood without examining their specific representational forms and complex...  Read More >>

What is the relationship between perception and perceptual judgment? Does it involve sensual content that cannot...  Read More >>

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Quelle place faut-il accorder a la grammaire et a la tradition grammaticale ? L'important, est-ce la langue et sa...  Read More >>

From the author of the BBC Radio News house style guide comes a fascinating guide to the English language.  Read More >>

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Hagit Borer develops a new model of word formation, arguing that on the one hand the basic building blocks of language...  Read More >>

A fresh and unusual perspective on the literary, Catherine Pickstock argues that the mystery of things can only...  Read More >>

In this book, Veikko Rantala makes a systematic attempt to understand cognitive characteristics of translation by...  Read More >>

1. Main assumptions, objectives and conditionings 1.1. The present book is concerned with certain problems in the...  Read More >>

What was then projected as the third part of a modest discussion of then current issues has, through some fifteen...  Read More >>

Asay's book offers a new perspective on the age-old question 'What is truth?', one which promises to shake up contemporary...  Read More >>

Hagit Borer develops a new model of word formation, arguing that on the one hand the basic building blocks of language...  Read More >>

Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. People use ellipsis and various kinds of pragmatic...  Read More >>

This book explores the relations between language, the world, and the mind. Pieter Seuren argues that language requires...  Read More >>

This book puts Merleau-Ponty's philosophy into dialogue with literature, evolutionary biology, and animal studies...  Read More >>