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Context and Communication Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo University of St Andrews)

Context and Communication By Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo  University of St Andrews)

Summary

Context and Communication provides an introduction to a central theme in the study of language: the idea that what we say (or ask, or think) depends on the context of speech and thought. It explores key data, questions, concepts, and theories of context sensitivity, and is written to be accessible to those with no prior knowledge of the subject.

Context and Communication Summary

Context and Communication by Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo University of St Andrews)

Context and Communication offers an introduction to a central theme in the study of language: the various ways in which what we say (or ask, or think) depends on the context of speech and thought. The period since 1970 has produced a vast literature on this topic, both by philosophers and by linguists. It is one of the areas of philosophy (and linguistics) where most progress has been made over the last few decades. This book explores some of the central data, questions, concepts, and theories of context sensitivity. It is written to be accessible to someone with no prior knowledge of the material or, indeed, any prior knowledge of philosophy, and is ideal for use as part of a philosophy of language course by students of philosophy or linguistics. Context and Communication is the first in the series Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy of Language. Each book in the series provides an introduction to an important topic in philosophy of language. Three more volumes are in preparation, on reference, the metaphysics of meaning, and conceptual analysis and philosophical methodology. These textbooks can be used as a module in a philosophy of language course, for either undergraduate or graduate students.

Context and Communication Reviews

Cappelen and Dever offer a clear, sustained treatment of one area in the contemporary philosophy of language, namely, the interrelation of linguistic meaning, truth, and the multiplicity of contexts in which language occurs ... the volume is a lively and accessible introductionand beyondto context and communication ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * D.B. Boersema , CHOICE *

About Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo University of St Andrews)

Herman Cappelen is a professor of philosophy at the universities of Oslo and St Andrews. He is a Research Director at CSMN (in Oslo), and the Editor-in-Chief of Inquiry. He is the author of six books and many papers. Josh Dever is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and a professorial fellow at the Arche research centre at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of many papers in philosophy of language and logic, and the co-author with Herman Cappelen of The Inessential Indexical. He is also an associate editor of Semantics and Pragmatics.

Table of Contents

PART I: CONTEXT SENSITIVITY: VARIABILITY VS. STABILITY; PART II: THEORIES OF CONTEXT SENSITIVITY; PART III: CONTEXTS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW WE CREATE THEM

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NPB9780198733065
9780198733065
0198733062
Context and Communication by Herman Cappelen (University of Oslo University of St Andrews)
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Oxford University Press
2016-04-07
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