Philosophical Approaches to Language and Communication

This volume presents analyses of several fundamental concepts and studies in which they are applied empirically. These include the linguistic topics of assertion, vagueness, and disagreement, and the philosophical themes of belief, normativity, and thought. These chapters provide insight into the role of philosophy in the study of communication.

This two-volume collection showcases a wide range of modern approaches to the philosophical study of language. Contributions illustrate how these strands of research are interconnected and show the importance of such a broad outlook. The aim is to throw light upon some of the key questions in language and communication and also to inspire, inform, and integrate a community of researchers in philosophical linguistics. Volume two presents analyses of several fundamental concepts and studies in which they are applied empirically. These include the linguistic topics of assertion, vagueness, and disagreement, and the philosophical themes of belief, normativity, and thought. These chapters provide unique insight into the role of philosophy in the contemporary study of communication.

Autorentext

Piotr Stalmaszczyk is a professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Lodz, where he holds the Chair of English and General Linguistics. His research is concerned with theory of language and philosophy of language and linguistics. Martin Hinton is an assistant professor of English Linguistics at the University of Lodz, where he studies argumentation theory and philosophical linguistics. His chief area of interest is in fallacy theory and argument evaluation.

Inhalt

propositional contents - assertion and denial - vagueness and subjectivity - disagreement - iterated attitudes - expectations - semantics/pragmatics distinction - experimental philosophy - normativity of meaning - beliefs - associative exportation