A companion to the philosophy of language /

"Providing up-to-date, in-depth coverage of the central question, and written and edited by some of the foremost practitioners in the field, this timely new edition will no doubt be a go-to reference for anyone with a serious interest in the philosophy of language."--Kathrin Glüer-Pagin, S...

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Other Authors: Hale, Bob, 1945- (Editor), Wright, Crispin, 1942- (Editor), Miller, Alexander, 1965- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Blackwell companions to philosophy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Providing up-to-date, in-depth coverage of the central question, and written and edited by some of the foremost practitioners in the field, this timely new edition will no doubt be a go-to reference for anyone with a serious interest in the philosophy of language."--Kathrin Glüer-Pagin, Stockholm University. Now published in two volumes, the second edition of the best-selling Companion to the Philosophy of Language provides a complete survey of contemporary philosophy of language. The Companion has been greatly extended and now includes a monumental 17 new essays - with topics chosen by the editors, who curated suggestions from current contributors - and almost all of the 25 original chapters have been updated to take account of recent developments in the field. In addition to providing a synoptic view of the key issues, figures, concepts, and debates, each essay introduces new and original contributions to ongoing debates, as well as addressing a number of new areas of interest, including two-dimensional semantics, modality and epistemic modals, and semantic relationism. The extended "state-of-the-art" chapter format allows the authors, all of whom are internationally eminent scholars in the field, to incorporate original research to a far greater degree than competitor volumes. Unrivaled in scope, this volume represents the best contemporary critical thinking relating to the philosophy of language.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 1146 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118972090
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9781118972083
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