TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nowak,Ethan
TI  - Philosophy of language: the basics 
SN  - 9781032168777
AV  - P 107 .2024 N69 
U1  - 401 23/eng/20240507
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Master of Arts in English Language Studies
KW  - Philosophy of Language,
KW  - MAELS209
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "This book provides beginners with a sense of the questions and methods that make up the philosophy of language. The first four chapters develop the idea that language is a system that allows us to exchange information with each other, and the second four chapters the idea that language is a tool we can use to perform actions, like promising, insulting, and socially positioning ourselves. The first part of the book traces an arc connecting questions like: What is linguistic meaning? Where does meaning come from? How do we use meanings to send messages to each other? The second part of the book takes up questions like: Does pornography silence women? What is offensive about slurs? What do we lose when languages go extinct? With a glossary of key terms, questions for reflection, and suggestions for further reading, Philosophy of Language: The Basics is the place to start for anyone who is or knows someone who is curious about how high the seas of language rise"--
ER  -