Language
José Medina
Continuum
Inquiry into the nature and purpose of language has long been a central concern of Western philosophy, within both the analytic, Anglo-American tradition, and its Continental counterpart. Language: Key Concepts in Philosophy explains and explores.  <br> Content: 1 Communication and Speech Acts; 2 Meaning, Sense and Interpretation; 3 Indeterminacy and Language Learning: Communication as the Meeting of Minds; 4 Linguistic Creativity and Relativism; 5 Speakers, Linguistic Communities and Histories of Use; 6 Language and Identity; Notes; References; Further Suggested Reading; Index.<br> Abstract:             Inquiry into the nature and purpose of language has long been a central concern of Western philosophy, within both the analytic, Anglo-American tradition, and its Continental counterpart. Language: Key Concepts in Philosophy explains and explores