The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: New, 12/2/2021
EAN 9781108492386, ISBN10: 110849238X

Hardcover, 828 pages, 24.6 x 17.8 x 4.6 cm
Language: English

The philosophy of language is central to the concerns of those working across semantics, pragmatics and cognition, as well as the philosophy of mind and ideas. Bringing together an international team of leading scholars, this handbook provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary investigations into the relationship between language, philosophy, and linguistics. Chapters are grouped into thematic areas and cover a wide range of topics, from key philosophical notions, such as meaning, truth, reference, names and propositions, to characteristics of the most recent research in the field, including logicality of language, vagueness in natural language, value judgments, slurs, deception, proximization in discourse, argumentation theory and linguistic relativity. It also includes chapters that explore selected linguistic theories and their philosophical implications, providing a much-needed interdisciplinary perspective. Showcasing the cutting-edge in research in the field, this book is essential reading for philosophers interested in language and linguistics, and linguists interested in philosophical analyses.

1. Philosophy of Language
Definitions, Disciplines and Approaches Piotr Stalmaszczyk
Part I. The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
2. The History of the Philosophy of Language Before Frege Michael Losonsky
3. How the Philosophy of Language Grew out of Analytic Philosophy Daniel W. Harris
4. Philosophy of Language for the Twenty-First Century Scott Soames
Part II. Some Foundational Issues
5. Philosophy of Language, Ontology and Logic Chris Fox
6. Frege's Legacy in the Philosophy of Language and Mind Eros Corazza
7. Metasemantics and Metapragmatics
Philosophical Foundations of Meaning Kasia M. Jaszczolt
8. Internalist Perspectives on Language John Collins
9. Semantic Content and Utterance Context
A Spectrum of Approaches Emma Borg and Sarah A. Fisher
10. Semantic Minimalism and Contextualism in Light of the Logicality of Language Guillermo Del Pinal
Part III. From Truth to Vagueness
11. Truth and Theories of Truth Panu Raatikainen
12. Reference and Theories of Reference Genoveva Martí
13. Names in Philosophy André Bazzoni
14. Indexicals and Contextual Involvement Katarzyna Kijania-Placek
15. Natural Kind Terms Luis Fernández Moreno
16. Vagueness in Natural Language Joanna Odrowąż-Sypniewska
Part IV. Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
17. Entailment, Presupposition, Implicature Roberta Colonna Dahlman
18. Speech Acts, Actions, and Events Brian Ball
19. Propositions, Predication, and Assertion Peter Hanks
20. Events in Semantics Alexander Williams
21. Semantics and Generative Grammar Jarosław Jakielaszek
22. Metasemantics
A Normative Perspective (and the Case of Mood) Manuel García-Carpintero
23. The Normativity of Meaning and Content Alexander Miller
24. The Semantics and Pragmatics of Value Judgments Andrés Soria Ruiz, Bianca Cepollaro and Isidora Stojanovic
25. Slurs
Semantic and Pragmatic Theories of Meaning Leopold Hess
Part V. Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
26. Philosophical Implications of Generative Grammar Peter Ludlow
27. Conceptual Semantics and its Implications for Philosophy of Language Ray Jackendoff
28. Relevance Theory and the Philosophy of Language Robyn Carston
29. Mental Files François Recanati
30. Contemporary Discourse Studies and Philosophy of Language Piotr Cap
Part VI. Some Extensions
31. The Philosophy of Argument Jean H. M. Wagemans
32. Negation and Denial Stephen Mumford
33. Deception
Lying and Beyond Marta Dynel
34. Types and Definitions of Irony Eleni Kapogianni
35. Philosophy of Language and Metaphor Esther Romero and Belén Soria
36. Analytic Philosophy of Literature Jukka Mikkonen
37. The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity Antonio Blanco Salgueiro.