Philosophy of language
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Philosophy of language
Paperback. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 358 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226580579
- ISBN
- 9780226580579
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€ 51.81
€ 51.81
Hardback. Semantics aims to describe the significance of linguistic expressions in a systematic way. Metasemantics, or foundational semantics, asks how expressions gain their significance in the first place. Ori Simchen presents the first book-length treatment of metasemantics and its relation to the thriving research program of truth-conditional semantics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198792147
- ISBN
- 9780198792147
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€ 96.92
€ 96.92
Hardback. Brings together contributions by philosophers, logicians and linguists, offering a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to crucial problems in the contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics. This title includes individual chapters that concentrate on different aspects of the influence of Frege, Russell and Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Stalmaszczyk, Piotr. Series: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783110342581
- ISBN
- 9783110342581
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€ 271.12
€ 271.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Lynn, Richard John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634999
- ISBN
- 9780691634999
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€ 101.05
€ 101.05
Paperback. James Williams sets out a new process philosophy of signs where signs are processes, not fixed relations. He develops his argument through a formal model and a series of case studies. He engages in dialogue with the philosophies of Deleuze and Whitehead, and in critical discussion with contemporary and historical theories of the sign. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695010
- ISBN
- 9780748695010
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.06
€ 33.99
€ 28.06
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638003
- ISBN
- 9780691638003
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Condition: New
€ 164.62
€ 164.62
Paperback. Series: Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173658
- ISBN
- 9780691173658
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€ 46.33
€ 46.33
hardcover. From Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create ways of being, as individuals and as a society. Here, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process. Language does not merely describe; it constitutes meaning, and the shared practice of speech shapes human experience. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037961
- ISBN
- 9780674660205
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Jerry A. Fodor presents a new development of his famous Language of Thought hypothesis, the idea that thinking is couched in a symbolic system realized in the brain; since the 1970s this has been at the centre of debate about how the mind works. No one who studies the mind can ignore Fodor's views, expressed in his coruscating and provocative style. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; JMR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037165
- ISBN
- 9780199548774
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The fundamental question of metaphysics is: What does reality consist of? This work sets out the author's views about some of the deepest questions in philosophy. It puts forward his controversial view of reality as indeterminate: there may be no fact of the matter about whether an object does or does not have a given property. Series: Lines of Thought S. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 265. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037033
- ISBN
- 9780199207275
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038238
- ISBN
- 9780231042567
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book is concerned to expound and analyse ancient theories of language. Editor(s): Everson, Stephen. Series: Companions to Ancient Thought. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036584
- ISBN
- 9780521357951
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language
. Ed(S): Chapman, Siobhan; Routledge, Christo...
Paperback. A single-volume reference work which offers an overview of some of the principal ideas about language that have been developed in linguistics and in the philosophy of language. Editor(s): Chapman, Siobhan; Routledge, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626199
- ISBN
- 9780748626199
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.48
€ 37.99
€ 34.48
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036249
- ISBN
- 9780226468129
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; H. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035377
- ISBN
- 9780271002569
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. 'Naming and Necessity' has had a great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of naming, and of identity. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036132
- ISBN
- 9780631128014
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Plato's "Cratylus" is about language, specifically about names (onomata), a category that includes proper names, common nouns, adjectives, participles and infinitives. As Plato's most focused discussion of language, the text should be useful for every student of his work. Translator(s): Reeve, C. D. C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034619
- ISBN
- 9780872204164
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book presents an engaging challenge to those who view the human capacity for language as a winner-take-all war between Chomsky and Darwin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17ill. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bradford Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034122
- ISBN
- 9780262531986
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. In The Handicap Principle, Amotz and Avishag Zahavi offer a unifying theory that brilliantly explains many previously baffling aspects of animal signalling and holds up a mirror in which ordinary human behaviours take on surprising new significance. Num Pages: 304 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; GTE; PD; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033320
- ISBN
- 9780195129144
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This books explores why it is we believe what we believe about language, and why we persist in handing down from generation to generation a rag bag collection of fact and fantasy about language. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032529
- ISBN
- 9780631212690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00