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Philosophy of language

Paperback. Since the pioneering work of Donald Davidson on action, many philosophers have taken critical stances on his causal account. This book criticizes Davidson's event-causal view of action, and offers instead an agent causal view both to describe what an action is and to set a framework for how actions are explained. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCF3; HPL; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333820
ISBN
9781349333820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFF; CFGR; CFK; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333943
ISBN
9781349333943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. "This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts"-- Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334247
ISBN
9781349334247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the philosophical, social and political background of her life. It also assesses Stebbing's contribution in the light of developments both in analytic philosophy and in linguistics in the decade since her death. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFF; HBTB; HPC; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337927
ISBN
9781349337927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46

Paperback. This collection is devoted to Gilbert Ryle's philosophy of mind and language. It features essays from prominent scholars on the topics of category mistakes, hypotheticals, dispositions, emotion, thinking, perception, and the task achievement distinction." Editor(s): Dolby, David. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348176
ISBN
9781349348176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This is a compilation of essays by thirteen authors dedicated to a direct exploration of Wittgenstein and Plato. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCA; HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348190
ISBN
9781349348190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Sharing a commitment to the theory of communication to Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action, Grant here issues a range of challenges to it. He critiques theories of dialogism and intersubjectivity, proposes a rethinking of the communicating subject in society and explores the new contingencies of culture and media in today's world. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; DSB; HP; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355259
ISBN
9781349355259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate in present-day linguistics about the relative merits of 'intuitive' and 'real life' sources of data. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349357185
ISBN
9781349357185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Soria, Belen; Romero, Esther. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360994
ISBN
9781349360994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. An investigation of the developing discourses of English Language teachers in teaching and training. Showing how teachers are shaped by the discourses they participate in and how they shape these discourses. By analyzingprofessional development through professional discourse the book sheds light on whatteachers do and why they do it." Editor(s): Richards, K. Series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFGR; CJ; DSB; JNMT; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363278
ISBN
9781349363278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. "In this book, linguists and philosophers combine to offer a unique insight not only into Grice's contribution to philosophy of language, but on his theories of natural and non-natural meaning, implicatures and the semantic-pragmatic distinction"-- Editor(s): Petrus, Klaus; Sauerland, Uli; Breheny, Richard. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349367733
ISBN
9781349367733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46

Paperback. This volume examines the complex interaction between the English language and the construction of ethnicity in the global English-speaking world. The essays demonstrate that the constructs of both "English" and "ethnicity" are contested sites of identity formation. Editor(s): Brutt-Griffler, J; Davies, C Evans; Evans Davies, Catherine. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JFSL; JFSR; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349388233
ISBN
9781349388233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Series: Semaphores & Signs. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349421558
ISBN
9781349421558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book has two objectives: to be a contribution to the understanding of Frege's theory of truth especially a defence of his notorious critique of the correspondence theory - and to be an introduction to the practice of interpreting philosophical texts." Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCF; HPCF5; HPL; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349436538
ISBN
9781349436538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Exploring the ethical dimension of Wittgenstein's thought, Iczkovits challenges the view that Wittgenstein had a vision of language and subsequently a vision of ethics, showing how the two are integrated in his philosophical method, and allowing us to reframe traditional problems in moral philosophy considered as external to questions of meaning. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5; HPL; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349439140
ISBN
9781349439140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; CFK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440092
ISBN
9781349440092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. An original and accessible discussion of the nature of religious language that draws on the latest research in the philosophy of language. The historical background to research on religious language is also explored and connections are made with both Continental Philosophy and Theology. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349441389
ISBN
9781349441389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; CFGA; HPCF; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349442591
ISBN
9781349442591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Looking at the work of J.L. Austin, who subjected language to a close and intense analysis, this book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, and with the philosophical insights he believed could be gained by closely examining the uses of words by non-philosophers. Editor(s): Garvey, B. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; D; HPC; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460786
ISBN
9781349460786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book is an advanced debate on the nature of scalar implicatures, one of the most popular topics in philosophical linguistics in the last 20 years. Leading theorists in the field offer an up-to-date presentation of the subject in a way that will help readers to orient themselves in the vast literature on the topic. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD; CFG; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462148
ISBN
9781349462148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Rules and Dispositions in Language Use explains how correct language use is governed by both rules and general human dispositions. It does so by bringing together themes from Ludwig Wittgenstein and Noam Chomsky, which for many years have been thought to be incompatible. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471256
ISBN
9781349471256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349485345
ISBN
9781349485345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Dummett argues that the aim of philosophy is the analysis of thought and that, with Frege, analytical philosophy learned that the route to the analysis of thought is the analysis of language. Here are bold and deep readings of the subject's history and character, which form the topic of this volume. Editor(s): Weiss, B. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCF5; HPJ; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349486168
ISBN
9781349486168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

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