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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958792703321

Autore

Medina José <1968->

Titolo

Language / / Jose Medina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2005

ISBN

9786612710384

9781282710382

1282710389

9781441153524

1441153527

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Key concepts in philosophy

Disciplina

121.68

Soggetti

Language and languages - Philosophy

Philosophy, Modern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Communication and Speech Acts; 2 Meaning, Sense and Interpretation; 3 Indeterminacy and Language Learning: Communication as the Meeting of Minds; 4 Linguistic Creativity and Relativism; 5 Speakers, Linguistic Communities and Histories of Use; 6 Language and Identity; Notes; References; Further Suggested Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Inquiry into the nature and purpose of language has long been a central concern of Western philosophy, within both the analytic, Anglo-American tradition, and its Continental counterpart. Language: Key Concepts in Philosophy explains and explores