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24.251 Introduction to Philosophy of Language | Linguistics and Philosophy

This course is an introduction to the philosophy of language. It examines different views on the nature of meaning, truth and reference, with special focus on the problem of understanding how linguistic communication works.

Keywords:: linguistics, language, language and acts performed through its use, philosophy, and their relationships, Philosophy of Language, reference, nature of meaning, truth, language and reality, language and knowledge, logic, relationships between language and logic, Linguistics

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Humanities / Philosophy

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 2, 2023
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Language:: English
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