This book provides beginners with a sense of the questions and methods that make up the philosophy of language. The first four chapters develop the idea that language is a system that allows us to exchange information with each other, and the second four chapters explore the idea that language is a tool we can use to perform actions, like promising, insulting, and socially positioning ourselves.
The first part of the book traces an arc connecting questions like:
The second part of the book takes up questions like:
With a glossary of key terms, questions for reflection, and suggestions for further reading, Philosophy of Language: The Basics is the place to start for anyone who is curious about how high the seas of language rise.
| ISBN: | 9781032168678 |
| Publication date: | 31st July 2024 |
| Author: | Ethan Nowak |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 204 pages |
| Series: | The Basics |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Philosophy: logic Philosophy of language Sociolinguistics Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |