Philosophy of Language

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 or knows someone who is curious about how high the seas of language rise.

Ethan Nowak is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University in Wales.

Acknowledgements Preface Part 1: Information Exchange 1. What is a language? 2. Semantics 3. Metasemantics 4. Pragmatics Part 2: Speech as Action 5. Speech act theory 6. Silencing, disabling, and distortion 7. Slurs 8. Linguistic diversity. Bibliography Index