Philosophy of language
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Philosophy of language
Paperback. Hobbes' extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. This book argues that it was Hobbes who invented the invention of language thesis - the idea that language is a cultural innovation that transformed the human mind. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143255
- ISBN
- 9780691143255
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€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Soochow University Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156392
- ISBN
- 9780691156392
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€ 30.99€ 22.40
€ 30.99
€ 22.40
Paperback. aeo A clear and comprehensive introduction to Chomskya s work, dealing with his contributions to linguistics, philosophy, social and political thought. aeo Describes Chomskya s rationalist view of mind and human nature in a more systematic way than Chomsky himself has and investigates why this view is the most plausible one. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618883
- ISBN
- 9780745618883
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Condition: New
€ 27.32
€ 27.32
Paperback. * Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential figures incontemporary intellectual life, known for his groundbreakingcontributions to a range of fields from linguistics to politicaltheory. * This is a fully revised and updated edition of JamesMcGilvray s highly successful introduction to Chomsky swork and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649900
- ISBN
- 9780745649900
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Condition: New
€ 26.12
€ 26.12
Hardcover. Introducing a new and ambitious position in the field, Kit Fine's Semantic Relationism is a major contribution to the philosophy of language. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108430
- ISBN
- 9781405108430
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Condition: New
€ 93.49
€ 93.49
Paperback. aeo Constitutes a self--contained introduction to the key issues and results of the philosophy of language. aeo Accessible to both undergraduate and more advanced students of philosophy. aeo Includes many "sidebars" which expand on points made in the main text which may be either skipped or included. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180494
- ISBN
- 9781577180494
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.82
€ 49.99
€ 49.82
Hardback. Translated from Italian: Parlo dungue sono, 2012. Translator(s): Roberts, Ian. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177405
- ISBN
- 9780231177405
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€ 59.72€ 46.20
€ 59.72
€ 46.20
Paperback. Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. The author identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture though everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 2HCWVY; CFA; GTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214164
- ISBN
- 9780253214164
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609782
- ISBN
- 9780691609782
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€ 53.75€ 42.23
€ 53.75
€ 42.23
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614267
- ISBN
- 9780691614267
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€ 53.75€ 42.52
€ 53.75
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Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801436697
- ISBN
- 9780801436697
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Condition: New
€ 107.40
€ 107.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CFA; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443169
- ISBN
- 9780801443169
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Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Lyon, John. Num Pages: 512 pages, 9 images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803286849
- ISBN
- 9780803286849
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Condition: New
€ 71.86
€ 71.86
Hardcover. This volume looks at how intonation varies among speakers and societies in terms of age, sex and region, how it interacts with grammar and how it has been invoked to explain certain questions of logic. Num Pages: 484 pages, references. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 37. Weight in Grams: 849.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804715355
- ISBN
- 9780804715355
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Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Hardback. This reassessment of theories of language in modern European philosophy contains close readings of meditations on language by Martin Heidegger, Luce Irigaray, Paul Celan, Walter Benjamin, and Maurice Blanchot. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 661. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727136
- ISBN
- 9780804727136
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Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Hardback. The second volume of Joseph Greenberg's pioneering study of the relationship between Indo-European languages and those of northern Asia and North America. Num Pages: 232 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 2B; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780804746243
- ISBN
- 9780804746243
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Condition: New
€ 82.31
€ 82.31
Hardback. Analyzes what remains of actions that attempt to take the place of language: the enduring, if intermittently obscured bases, of theoretical reflection itself. In this title, the author describes is not something first found in nature and then named but a thing whose own origin joins language with materiality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230006
- ISBN
- 9780823230006
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Condition: New
€ 79.56
€ 79.56
Hardback. Examines the link between our (implicit) assumptions about language and our understanding of religious phenomena. In particular, focuses on the performative and material specificity of word use in religion. Editor(s): Van Den Hemel, Ernst. Series: The Future of the Religious Past. Num Pages: 614 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 5817 x 38. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823255559
- ISBN
- 9780823255559
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Condition: New
€ 102.07
€ 102.07
Paperback. Explains the principles which underlie the structure and appropriate use of sentence in a language. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 265.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575860060
- ISBN
- 9781575860060
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.92
€ 23.99
€ 19.92
Paperback. Presents the work of contemporary scholars approaching the issues of linguistic meaning and linguistic acts from various perspectives - from the old disciplines of philosophy and rhetoric to the thinking on semantics and pragmatics - to illuminate different aspects of meaning, communication, argumentation, and persuasion. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781575865423
- ISBN
- 9781575865423
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.99
€ 35.99
€ 27.99