Philosophical Perspectives on Language
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55111-086-8 (ISBN)
Philosophical Perspectives on Language is distinguished in several important respects from other introductions to the topic. Rather than looking at philosophy of language as a collection of (at best) loosely related topics—speech acts, demonstratives, sense and reference, truth and meaning, etc.—this book is organized around a unifying theme: language as a system of symbols that is known and used.
Robert Stainton received his doctorate from M.I.T. in linguistics and philosophy. He is author or editor of four books, including Philosophy and Linguistics (with K. Murasugi), Knowledge and Mind (with A. Brook), and Philosophical Perspectives on Language. He is currently associate professor in both the Department of Philosophy and in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Carleton University.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter One: Introduction
Three Perspectives on Language
Who Cares?
Some Terminology
Part One: The System Perspective
Chapter Two: Syntax
Introduction
Option One — Rule Systems
Option Two — Principles and Parameters
Epilogue: Prescriptive and Descriptive Syntax
Chapter Three: Direct Reference
Three Approaches to Meaning
Direct Reference Theories
Bertrand Russell on Descriptions
Chapter Four: Mediated Reference
Introduction
Frege
Possible Worlds
Chapter Five: Truth Theoretic Semantics
Truth and Meaning
Non-Declaratives and Truth
Part Two: The Knowledge Perspective
Chapter Six: The Idea Theory of Meaning
Introduction
Mental Images
H. Paul Grice
Chapter Seven: The Language of Thought
Mentalese and the Idea Theory of Meaning
An Alternative to LOT: Connectionism
Another Alternative to LOT: Dennett’s International Stance
Chapter Eight: Knowledge Issues
Innateness
Rules and Regularities
Radical Translation
Part Three: The Use Perspective
Chapter Nine: The Use Theory of Meaning
Meaning and Use
Indexicals
Strawson on Referring
Speech Act Theory
Quine and Meaning Nihilism
Chapter Ten: Non-Literal Uses
Conversational Implication
Metaphor
Referential-Attributive
Chapter Eleven: Language and Community
Non-Literal Use and the Need for Conventions
The Private Language Argument
Davidson on the Limits of Convention
Chapter Twelve: Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.3.1996 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 430 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55111-086-5 / 1551110865 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55111-086-8 / 9781551110868 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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