Language Arts & Disciplines : Semantics

In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements, its most pressing cu......

Using Russian is a guide to Russian usage for those who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Unlike conventio......

According to the dominant position among philosophers of language today, we can legitimately ascribe determinate contents (such as truth-conditions) to natur......

In the 1970s, the concept of "difference" transformed our understanding of language and our reading of literary texts. Since then it has found application in......

This accessible new book provides a comprehensive introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese. Clearly organised, it covers the central topics of ......

The tradition descending from Frege and Russell has typically treated theories of meaning either as theories of meanings (propositions expressed), or as theo......

Semantic externalism is the view that the meanings of referring terms, and the contents of beliefs that are expressed by those terms, are not fully determine......

Semantic externalism is the view that the meanings of referring terms, and the contents of beliefs that are expressed by those terms, are not fully determine......

In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements, its most pressing cu......

"In this volume, Corey Anton and Lance Strate have carefully crafted a collection of comparisons of Korzybski's thoughts to other key philosophers and their ......

One of the first attempts ever to present in a systematic way a non-western semiotic system. This book looks at Japanese esoteric Buddhism and is based arou......

The world as it is not as language makes it, in 762 remarkable sayings by Mike Tyler. Author: Tyler, Mike Publisher: The Art Cannot Be Damaged Illustration:......