LEADER 04570nam 22006133u 450 001 9910791727303321 005 20230421052102.0 010 $a1-4522-4945-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089859 035 $a(EBL)997096 035 $a(OCoLC)809773965 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000705255 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12285895 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000705255 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10622522 035 $a(PQKB)11225636 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC997096 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089859 100 $a20131216d1997|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIntroduction to Linguistic Philosophy$b[electronic resource] 210 $aThousand Oaks $cSAGE Publications$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-41906-X 311 $a0-7619-0174-4 327 $aCover; Contents; Introduction; The Scope of This Book; Some Important Terms; The Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Part I - Foundational Issues; Chapter 1 - Meaning and the Nature of Language; 1.1. What is Meaning?; 1.2. Does the Structure of Language Reflect the Structure of the World?; 1.3. Summary; Chapter 2 - The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.1. No Absolute Truth; 2.2. The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.3. Summary; Chapter 3 - Logical Truth and Analyticity; 3.1. Unconditional and Contingent Truths; 3.2. Logical Truth; 3.3. Analyticity; 3.4. Summary; Part I: Further Reading 327 $aPart II - NamingChapter 4 - Names, Sense, and Nominatum; 4.1. The Name Relation; 4.2. The Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.3. Solution to the Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.4. Summary; Chapter 5 - The Causal Theory of Names; 5.1. Ordinary Proper Names; 5.2. Modal Sentences; 5.3. Epistemic Sentences; 5.4. Names of Natural Kinds; 5.5. Summary; Part II: Further Reading; Part III - Definite Descriptions; Chapter 6 - Description and Analysis; 6.1. Russell's Theory of Descriptions; 6.2. The Acquisition of the Referential Function; 6.3. Three Additional Puzzles Solved by Russell; 6.4. Scope 327 $a6.5. Wittgenstein6.6. Summary; Chapter 7 - Descriptions as Names; 7.1. The Fregean Theory; 7.2. Referential Descriptions; 7.3. Summary; Part III - Further Reading; Part IV - Nonextensional Contexts; Chapter 8 - Modality; 8.1. What is Logical Modality?; 8.2. Interchangeability and Existential Generalization; 8.3. Necessity as a Semantic Predicate; 8.4. Kripke: Essentialism; 8.5. Frege-Kaplan: The Middle Way; 8.6. The Method of Extension and Intension; 8.7. Summary; Chapter 9 - Propositional Attitudes; 9.1. What are Propositional Attitudes?; 9.2. Interchangeability and Quantifying In 327 $a9.3. Quine9.4. Kaplan: Cognitive Fixes; 9.5. Individuating Attitude Objects; 9.6. Summary; Part IV - Further Reading; Part V - Generality; Chapter 10 - Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory; 10.1. Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.2. Scope Ambiguities Concerning Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.3. Logical Analysis of Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.4. Numerically Definite Quantifiers; 10.5. Expanding the Theory; 10.6. Summary; Part V - Further Reading; References; Index; About the Author 330 $aProviding an account of major philosophical issues, this essential textbook bridges the gap between linguistics and the philosophy of language. Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy presents the theories of leading linguistic analysts such as Wittgenstein, Frege, Russell, Carnap and Quine. Ian Mackenzie's exploration into these theories prepares readers for advanced work on most topics in semantics and the study of language. His approach to the philosophy of language stresses the importance of observing how language is used rather than assuming that it conforms to a pre-e 606 $aAnalysis (Philosophy) 606 $aLinguistics 606 $aLanguage and languages$xPhilosophy 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 606 $aPhilology & Linguistics$2HILCC 615 4$aAnalysis (Philosophy). 615 4$aLinguistics. 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xPhilosophy 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 615 7$aPhilology & Linguistics 676 $a410.1 700 $aMackenzie$b Ian E$0997149 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791727303321 996 $aIntroduction to Linguistic Philosophy$93768114 997 $aUNINA