Philosophy of Language: The Basics (eBook)

Ethan Nowak (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
212 Seiten
Taylor & Francis (Verlag)
978-1-040-09557-7 (ISBN)

Infos

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 explore 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 language? 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 curious about how high the seas of language rise.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.7.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-040-09557-7 / 1040095577
• ISBN-13: 978-1-040-09557-7 / 9781040095577