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A comprehensive guide to contemporary investigations into the relationship between language, philosophy, and linguistics.
List of contents
1. Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines and Approaches Piotr Stalmaszczyk; Part I. The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language: 2. The History of the Philosophy of Language Before Frege Michael Losonsky; 3. How the Philosophy of Language Grew out of Analytic Philosophy Daniel W. Harris; 4. Philosophy of Language for the Twenty-First Century Scott Soames; Part II. Some Foundational Issues: 5. Philosophy of Language, Ontology and Logic Chris Fox; 6. Frege's Legacy in the Philosophy of Language and Mind Eros Corazza; 7. Metasemantics and Metapragmatics: Philosophical Foundations of Meaning Kasia M. Jaszczolt; 8. Internalist Perspectives on Language John Collins; 9. Semantic Content and Utterance Context: A Spectrum of Approaches Emma Borg and Sarah A. Fisher; 10. Semantic Minimalism and Contextualism in Light of the Logicality of Language Guillermo Del Pinal; Part III. From Truth to Vagueness: 11. Truth and Theories of Truth Panu Raatikainen; 12. Reference and Theories of Reference Genoveva Martí; 13. Names in Philosophy André Bazzoni; 14. Indexicals and Contextual Involvement Katarzyna Kijania-Placek; 15. Natural Kind Terms Luis Fernández Moreno; 16. Vagueness in Natural Language Joanna Odrow¿¿-Sypniewska; Part IV. Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics: 17. Entailment, Presupposition, Implicature Roberta Colonna Dahlman; 18. Speech Acts, Actions, and Events Brian Ball; 19. Propositions, Predication, and Assertion Peter Hanks; 20. Events in Semantics Alexander Williams; 21. Semantics and Generative Grammar Jaros¿aw Jakielaszek; 22. Metasemantics: A Normative Perspective (and the Case of Mood) Manuel García-Carpintero; 23. The Normativity of Meaning and Content Alexander Miller; 24. The Semantics and Pragmatics of Value Judgments Andrés Soria Ruiz, Bianca Cepollaro and Isidora Stojanovic; 25. Slurs: Semantic and Pragmatic Theories of Meaning Leopold Hess; Part V. Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories: 26. Philosophical Implications of Generative Grammar Peter Ludlow; 27. Conceptual Semantics and its Implications for Philosophy of Language Ray Jackendoff; 28. Relevance Theory and the Philosophy of Language Robyn Carston; 29. Mental Files François Recanati; 30. Contemporary Discourse Studies and Philosophy of Language Piotr Cap; Part VI. Some Extensions: 31. The Philosophy of Argument Jean H. M. Wagemans; 32. Negation and Denial Stephen Mumford; 33. Deception: Lying and Beyond Marta Dynel; 34. Types and Definitions of Irony Eleni Kapogianni; 35. Philosophy of Language and Metaphor Esther Romero and Belén Soria; 36. Analytic Philosophy of Literature Jukka Mikkonen; 37. The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity Antonio Blanco Salgueiro.
Summary
Bringing together a team of world-renowned scholars, this handbook is a comprehensive guide to contemporary research into the relationship between language, philosophy, and linguistics. It is essential reading for philosophers interested in language and linguistics, and linguists interested in philosophical analyses.
