Naming and Indexicality

This book provides an accessible, comprehensive and critical overview of theories of linguistic reference and meaning in the 20th century.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Descriptivism; 2. The Referentialist Revolution; 3. Three Puzzles Arising from the Rigidity Thesis; 4. Varieties of Descriptivist Responses; 5. Two-Dimensionalism; Conclusion.

About the author

Gregory Bochner is a Marie Curie Fellow at École Normale Supérieure in Paris. After a PhD in both linguistics (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and philosophy (Institut Jean Nicod), he has conducted research in Bologna, New York, Barcelona, Brussels, Fribourg, Paris, and published several articles on meaning, reference, and thought.

Summary

This book offers a uniquely accessible, comprehensive, and critical synthesis of theories of linguistic reference and meaning in the 20th century - from Frege and Kripke to the various forms of contemporary two-dimensional semantics - for advanced students as well as mature researchers in semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Bochner, Bochner Gregory
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781108449687
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44968-7
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy of Mind, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc