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Introduction to linguistic philosophy [electronic resource] / I.E. Mackenzie

Author
Mackenzie, I. E.
Additional Titles
Linguistic philosophy
Published
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 245 pages)
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Meaning and the Nature of Language -- 2.The Semantic Conception of Truth -- 3.Logical Truth and Analyticity -- 4.Names, Sense, and Nominatum -- 5.The Causal Theory of Names -- 6.Description and Analysis -- 7.Descriptions as Names -- 8.Modality -- 9.Propositional Attitudes -- 10.Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory.
Summary
Providing an account of major philosophical issues, this essential textbook bridges the gap between linguistics and the philosophy of language. This book presents the theories of leading linguistic analysts such as Wittgenstein, Frege, Russell, Carnap and Quine.
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ISBN
9781483327952 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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