206 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
Philosophy for Linguists provides students with a clear, concise introduction to the main topics in the philosophy of language. Focusing on what students of linguistics need to know and how philosophy relates to modern linguistics, the book is structured around key branches of the field: semantics, pragmatics, and language acquisition. Assuming no prior knowledge of philosophy, Siobhan Chapman... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Words and things; Chapter 2 Propositions and logic; Chapter 3 Truth and reality; Chapter 4 Speakers and hearers; Chapter 5 Language and mind;
Biography
Siobhan Chapman is a lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Liverpool.
