The Meaning of Language, second edition

by Robert M. Martin, Heidi Savage, Melissa Ebbers

Book Overview

A new edition of a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of language, substantially updated and reorganized.

The philosophy of language aims to answer a broad range of questions about the nature of language, including "what is a language?" and "what is the source of meaning?" This accessible comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of language begins with the most basic properties of language and only then proceeds to the phenomenon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262535734
• ISBN13: 9780262535731
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A pretty good intro book in a subject without many of them

This is a fairly good catch-all intro to many basic topics in the philosophy of language. While it's a little lacking in the overall structure department, the different chapters for the most part provide useful overviews of their respective topics (e.g. definite descriptions, radical translation, etc.). I'd say it might be good if you knew a little about philosophy of language before picking this up, but the only intro more accessible than this I can recommend is "Philosophy of Language" by Lycan. Given the lack of good entry-level surveys in this subject, I'd recommend this if you're starting out in the field and want to learn more about the subject.