02698cam a22004938i 4500 9781003250753 FlBoTFG 20251030122231.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 240506s2024 nyu ob 001 0 eng OCoLC-P eng rda OCoLC-P 9781003250753 (ebook) 1003250750 9781040095577 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1040095577 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 9781040095539 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1040095534 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781032168777 (hardback) 9781032168678 (paperback) 10.4324/9781003250753 doi (OCoLC)1434114395 (OCoLC-P)1434114395 P107 PHI 000000 bisacsh CFA bicssc Nowak, Ethan, author. 93126 Philosophy of language : the basics / Ethan Nowak. New York, NY : Routledge, 2024. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The basics "This book provides beginners with a sense of the questions and methods that make up the philosophy of language. The first four chapters develop the idea that language is a system that allows us to exchange information with each other, and the second four chapters the idea that language is a tool we can use to perform actions, like promising, insulting, and socially positioning ourselves. The first part of the book traces an arc connecting questions like: What is linguistic meaning? Where does meaning come from? How do we use meanings to send messages to each other? The second part of the book takes up questions like: Does pornography silence women? What is offensive about slurs? What do we lose when languages go extinct? 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"-- Provided by publisher. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Language and languages Philosophy. 73516 PHILOSOPHY / General bisacsh 92396 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003250753 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 67472 67472