Philosophy of Language

A systematic study of information dynamics that extends beyond what is found in standard logic textbooks. Everything we do is driven by information...

Does there exist a form of speech so powerful as to allow the speaker to control the listener, taking over their thoughts and even the...

Sebastiano Timpanaro (1923-2000) was one of the most original leftist thinkers of the 20th century. His thought spans a unique range of subjects, f...

This book enriches the mind of the read regarding the topics covered, provided that the given guidelines are followed systematically, by conveying ...

A new critical method for the Divine Comedy which focuses not only on language-as-writing but also and equally on other discursive modes that the D...

This volume draws connections between Wittgenstein's philosophy and the work of Saul Kripke, especially his Naming and Necessity.Saul Kripke is reg...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Our ability to find meaning in things is one of the most important aspects of human life. Bu...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This Very Short Introduction to psycholinguistics is an accessible and engaging description ...

A bold and wide-ranging study across centuries, examining the conflict between conventional and magical nominalism in philosophy, history, aestheti...

Free speech has become central to discussions about racism, and is increasingly weaponised against anti-racist movements. This book argues that the...

Free speech has become central to discussions about racism, and is increasingly weaponised against anti-racist movements. This book argues that the...

This volume addresses philosophical questions raised by the possibility of alien life and extraterrestrial intelligence. The different philosophica...

This volume addresses philosophical questions raised by the possibility of alien life and extraterrestrial intelligence. The different philosophica...

Although Mikhail Bakhtins study of the novel does not focus in any systematic way on the role that translation plays in the processes of novelistic...

This book on the life and work of Josef Schächter, member of the Vienna Circle and Rabbi, covers all writings of his Viennese period until 1938. Th...

This book offers a self-reflective, critical approach to the study of what is popularly known as polyglossia, charting the gradual but marked proce...

A collaboration between three distinguished professors of linguistics and philosophy. This book is a result, not only of the collaboration of the t...

Good as Usual argues that contemporary discussion on the nature of norms and values goes wrong by treating them as exceptional and mysterious, sinc...

It's a platitude that words can harm. But some words are more prone to do so than others--they are pejorative by design. Among those, slurs are par...

Die Publikation hat das Ziel, Analogierelationen als heuristische Zauberstäbe bzw. als semiotische Universalien anzusehen, über die sich Unbekannte...

The ground-breaking and monumental encyclopedia of philosophical terms read through the history of their translation, Vocabulaire Europen des philo...

Linguists have standardly assumed that grammar is about identifying all and only the 'good' sentences of a language, which implies that there must ...

In the three volumes of Major Trends in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, the editors guide the reader through a well-selected compendium of wor...

In the three volumes of Major Trends in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, the editors guide the reader through a well-selected compendium of wor...

Negation is a sine qua non of every human language but is absent from otherwise complex systems of animal communication. In many ways, it is negati...

Aboutness has been studied from any number of angles. Brentano made it the defining feature of the mental. Phenomenologists try to pin down the abo...

This edited volume presents an innovative perspective on conversation and is the first book to deal with the epistemic aspects of conversation or d...

***Shortlisted for the Architectural Book Awards 2024***It is a common enough assumption that good buildings make us feel good just as poor ones ca...

This comprehensive volume examines the relationship between revolutionary politics and the act of writing in modern South Asia. Its pages feature a...

Sonic Encounters with Blanchot is the first book to explore the relationship of sound and music with the work of Maurice Blanchot. The volume bring...