ABSTRACT

Philosophy of language is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of meaning, the relationship of language to reality, and the ways in which we use, learn, and understand language. 

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field, charting its key ideas and movements, and addressing contemporary research and enduring questions in the philosophy of language. Unique to this Companion is clear coverage of research from the related disciplines of formal logic and linguistics, and discussion of the applications in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and philosophy of mind. 

Organized thematically, the Companion is divided into seven sections: Core Topics; Foundations of Semantics; Parts of Speech; Methodology; Logic for Philosophers of Language; Philosophy of Language for the Rest of Philosophy; and Historical Perspectives.

Comprised of 70 never-before-published essays from leading scholars--including Sally Haslanger, Jeffrey King, Sally McConnell-Ginet, Rae Langton, Kit Fine, John MacFarlane, Jeff Pelletier, Scott Soames, Jason Stanley, Stephen Stich and Zoltan Gendler Szabo--the Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language promises to be the most comprehensive and authoritative resource for students and scholars alike.

chapter |6 pages

INTRODUCTION

part |1 pages

Section I CORE TOPICS

chapter 1|11 pages

2 SEMANTICS ANDPRAGMATICS

chapter 1|13 pages

3 LOGICAL FORM

chapter 1|11 pages

4 PRESUPPOSITION

chapter 1|14 pages

5 IMPLICATURE

chapter 1|12 pages

6 PRAGMATICENRICHMENT

chapter 1|12 pages

7 MEANING AND COMMUNICATION

chapter 1|12 pages

8 COMPOSITIONALITY

chapter 1|13 pages

9 FOCUS AND INTONATION

chapter 1|16 pages

10 CONTEXT-SENSITIVITY

chapter 1|11 pages

11 RELATIVISM

chapter 1|10 pages

12 VAGUENESS

chapter 1|10 pages

13 EMPTY NAMES

chapter 1|14 pages

14 RELEVANCE THEORY

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Foundations of Semantics

chapter 2|10 pages

1 REFERENCE

chapter 2|10 pages

2 THEORIES OF TRUTH

chapter 2|12 pages

3 PROPOSITIONS

chapter 2|10 pages

4 CONCEPTS

chapter 2|11 pages

5 ANALYTIC TRUTH

chapter 2|11 pages

6 POSSIBLE WORLDS SEMANTICS

chapter 2|27 pages

7 DYNAMIC SEMANTICS

chapter 2|15 pages

8 EVENT SEMANTICS

chapter 2|10 pages

9 SKEPTICISM ABOUT MEANING

part |1 pages

Parts of Speech

chapter 3|11 pages

1 NAMES

chapter 3|10 pages

2 VERBS

chapter 3|14 pages

3 ADJECTIVES

chapter 3|12 pages

5 GENERICS

chapter 3|13 pages

6 ANAPHORA

chapter 3|12 pages

7 DESCRIPTIONS

chapter 3|17 pages

8 PLURALS

chapter 3|15 pages

9 ADVERBS

chapter 3|14 pages

10 MASS TERMS

chapter 3|11 pages

11 INDEXICALS AND DEMONSTRATIVES

chapter 3|17 pages

12 INDICATIVE CONDITIONALS

chapter 3|12 pages

13 SUBJUNCTIVE CONDITIONALS

chapter 3|15 pages

14 QUESTIONS

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Section IV METHODOLOGY

chapter 4|12 pages

2 THE ROLE OF LINGUISTICS

chapter 4|8 pages

3 THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY

chapter 4|12 pages

6 THE ROLE OF INTUITIONS

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Section V LOGIC FOR PHILOSOPHERS OF LANGUAGE

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Philosophy of Language for the rest of Philosophy

chapter 6|25 pages

3 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE FOR METAPHYSICS

chapter 6|14 pages

5 APRIORITY

chapter 6|13 pages

6 NECESSITY AND MEANING

chapter 6|14 pages

7 PROPOSITIONAL ATTITUDE REPORTS

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Historical Perspectives