Philosophy of language : the basics /
Nowak, Ethan,
Philosophy of language : the basics / Ethan Nowak. - x, 201 pages; illustrations, 20 cm. volume
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781032168777 9781032168678
2024014963
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Master of Arts in English Language Studies;--Philosophy of Language, --MAELS209
P 107 / .2024 N69
401
Philosophy of language : the basics / Ethan Nowak. - x, 201 pages; illustrations, 20 cm. volume
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781032168777 9781032168678
2024014963
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Master of Arts in English Language Studies;--Philosophy of Language, --MAELS209
P 107 / .2024 N69
401