Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy
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Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy

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Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy

About this book

This auspicious new volume is designed for linguists who are interested in the deeper issues of their science. Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy lays a solid foundation of linguistic philosophy presenting theories of leading linguistic analysts such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, and Quine. I. E. MackenzieÆs exploration into these theories equips readers for advanced work on most topics in semantics and the study of language. The structure of this book reflects the fact that the philosophical study of language is not systematic, but centers on aspects of language that are considered to be of fundamental conceptual significance. Therefore, this book need not be read in any specific order. Whenever a chapter presupposes an understanding of something that is explained elsewhere in the book, a specific cross-reference is given. MackenzieÆs approach to the philosophy of language stresses the importance of observing how language is used rather than the assuming that it conforms to a pre-existing logical structure. In addition to dealing with foundational issues, such as truth, meaning, and the nature of language, this book explores specific linguistic phenomenaùdescriptions, names, non-extesional contexts and quantificationùwhich have attracted considerable philosophical attention. Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy is a student-centered resource that is recommended for students in linguistics, communication, and philosophy.

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Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
1997
Print ISBN
9780761901754
9780761901747
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781452249452
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Linguistics
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. The Scope of This Book
  5. Some Important Terms
  6. The Structure of the Book
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Part I - Foundational Issues
  9. Chapter 1 - Meaning and the Nature of Language
  10. 1.1. What is Meaning?
  11. 1.2. Does the Structure of Language Reflect the Structure of the World?
  12. 1.3. Summary
  13. Chapter 2 - The Semantic Conception of Truth
  14. 2.1. No Absolute Truth
  15. 2.2. The Semantic Conception of Truth
  16. 2.3. Summary
  17. Chapter 3 - Logical Truth and Analyticity
  18. 3.1. Unconditional and Contingent Truths
  19. 3.2. Logical Truth
  20. 3.3. Analyticity
  21. 3.4. Summary
  22. Part I: Further Reading
  23. Part II - Naming
  24. Chapter 4 - Names, Sense, and Nominatum
  25. 4.1. The Name Relation
  26. 4.2. The Paradox of the Name Relation
  27. 4.3. Solution to the Paradox of the Name Relation
  28. 4.4. Summary
  29. Chapter 5 - The Causal Theory of Names
  30. 5.1. Ordinary Proper Names
  31. 5.2. Modal Sentences
  32. 5.3. Epistemic Sentences
  33. 5.4. Names of Natural Kinds
  34. 5.5. Summary
  35. Part II: Further Reading
  36. Part III - Definite Descriptions
  37. Chapter 6 - Description and Analysis
  38. 6.1. Russell's Theory of Descriptions
  39. 6.2. The Acquisition of the Referential Function
  40. 6.3. Three Additional Puzzles Solved by Russell
  41. 6.4. Scope
  42. 6.5. Wittgenstein
  43. 6.6. Summary
  44. Chapter 7 - Descriptions as Names
  45. 7.1. The Fregean Theory
  46. 7.2. Referential Descriptions
  47. 7.3. Summary
  48. Part III - Further Reading
  49. Part IV - Nonextensional Contexts
  50. Chapter 8 - Modality
  51. 8.1. What is Logical Modality?
  52. 8.2. Interchangeability and Existential Generalization
  53. 8.3. Necessity as a Semantic Predicate
  54. 8.4. Kripke: Essentialism
  55. 8.5. Frege-Kaplan: The Middle Way
  56. 8.6. The Method of Extension and Intension
  57. 8.7. Summary
  58. Chapter 9 - Propositional Attitudes
  59. 9.1. What are Propositional Attitudes?
  60. 9.2. Interchangeability and Quantifying In
  61. 9.3. Quine
  62. 9.4. Kaplan: Cognitive Fixes
  63. 9.5. Individuating Attitude Objects
  64. 9.6. Summary
  65. Part IV - Further Reading
  66. Part V - Generality
  67. Chapter 10 - Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory
  68. 10.1. Indefinite Noun Phrases
  69. 10.2. Scope Ambiguities Concerning Indefinite Noun Phrases
  70. 10.3. Logical Analysis of Indefinite Noun Phrases
  71. 10.4. Numerically Definite Quantifiers
  72. 10.5. Expanding the Theory
  73. 10.6. Summary
  74. Part V - Further Reading
  75. References
  76. Index
  77. About the Author

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