{"product_id":"philosophy-of-language-17","title":"Philosophy of Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in its\u003ci\u003e Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces students to the main issues and theories in twenty-first-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor William G. Lycan structures the book’s 13 chapters into four general parts. \u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eReference and Referring\u003c\/b\u003e, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of Descriptions (and its failings), Donnellan's distinction, problems of anaphora, the Description Theory of proper names, Searle's Cluster Theory, and the Causal-Historical Theory. \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTheories of Meaning\u003c\/b\u003e, surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their various advantages and liabilities. \u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePragmatics and Speech Acts\u003c\/b\u003e, introduces the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics and includes an introduction to the Relevance approach to pragmatics. \u003cb\u003ePart IV\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Expressive and the Figurative\u003c\/b\u003e, examines various forms of expressive language, as well as what \"metaphorical meaning\" is and how most listeners readily grasp it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Language \u003c\/i\u003einclude:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echapter overviews and summaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear supportive examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estudy questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eannotated lists of further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea glossary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Updates to the \u003ci\u003eFourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new section on the Predicativist theory of proper names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean expanded section on Inferentialist theories of meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new section on Dynamic (“update”) theories of meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea separate section on varieties of presupposition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean all-new section on “applied” philosophy of language, listing eleven recent areas of research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eup-to-date coverage of new literature, further reading lists, and the bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56643558867288,"sku":"9781041076155","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781041076155.jpg?v=1770813048","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/philosophy-of-language-17","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}