{"product_id":"philosophy-of-language-william-g-lycan-9781041076131","title":"Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in its fourth edition, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e introduces students to the main issues and theories in twenty-first-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor William G. Lycan structures the book's thirteen chapters into four general parts. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I, Reference and referring\u003c\/strong\u003e, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of Descriptions (and its failings), Donnellan's distinction, problems of anaphora, the Description Theory of proper names, Searle's Cluster Theory, and the Causal-Historical Theory.\u003cstrong\u003e Part II, Theories of meaning\u003c\/strong\u003e, surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their various advantages and liabilities. \u003cstrong\u003ePart III, Pragmatics and speech acts\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduces the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics and includes an introduction to the Relevance approach to pragmatics. \u003cstrong\u003ePart IV, The expressive and the figurative\u003c\/strong\u003e, examines various forms of expressive language, as well as what \"metaphorical meaning\" is and how most listeners readily grasp it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures of \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy of Language\u003c\/em\u003e include: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003echapter overviews and summaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclear supportive examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estudy questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eannotated lists of further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea glossary.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey updates to the fourth edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new section on the predicativist theory of proper names\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean expanded section on inferentialist theories of meaning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new section on dynamic (\"update\") theories of meaning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea separate section on varieties of presupposition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean all-new section on \"applied\" philosophy of language, listing eleven recent areas of\u003cbr\u003eresearch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eup-to-date coverage of new literature, further reading lists, and the bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William G. Lycan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041076134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041076131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"William G. Lycan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001070493951,"sku":"9781041076131","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophy-of-language-william-g-lycan-9781041076131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}