Language

This volume features fifteen new papers by an international group of scholars in ancient philosophy,...

Metasemantics comprises new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics, by a diverse group...

It is the linguistic job of singular terms to pick out the objects that we...

Robert Stalnaker explores the notion of the context in which speech takes place, its role...

This volume is focused on understanding a key idea in modern semantics-direct reference-and its integration...

Peter Ludlow shows how word meanings are much more dynamic than we might have supposed,...

Mark Jago presents an original philosophical account of meaningful thought: in particular, how it is...

Stefano Predelli presents an original account of the relationships between the central semantic notions of...

When we represent the world in language, in thought, or in perception, we often represent...

Category mistakes are sentences such as 'Green ideas sleep furiously', 'Saturday is in bed', and...

Kevin Scharp proposes an original theory of the nature and logic of truth on which...

Peter Ludlow presents the first book on the philosophy of generative linguistics, including both Chomsky's...

Abstract objects have been a central topic in philosophy since antiquity. Philosophers have defended various...

Context and the Attitudes collects thirteen seminal essays by Mark Richard on semantics and propositional...

Many people (both philosophers and not) find it very natural to think that deceiving someone...

The analysis of the connections between truth, meaning, thought, and action poses a major philosophical...

Gary Kemp presents a penetrating investigation of key issues in the philosophy of language, by...

The problem of the unity of the proposition is almost as old as philosophy itself,...

Belief in propositions has had a long and distinguished history in analytic philosophy. Three of...

In 1945 Alonzo Church issued a pair of referee reports in which he anonymously conveyed...

Cognitive science is among the most fascinating intellectual achievements of the modern era. The quest...

This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in...

The voluminous writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein contain some of the most profound reflections of recent...

Language Turned on Itself examines what happens when language becomes self-reflexive; when language is used...

This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main...

This dictionary is an indispensable guide to the study of the Latin Middle Ages. It...

This study of Euripides' Electra approaches the text through the lens of modern linguistics, marrying...

Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world,...

Ancient Greek is commonly considered a 'synthetic' or 'inflectional' language, that is, a language with...

This is the first comprehensive treatment of Latin extra-paradigmatic verb forms, that is, verb forms...

Readers and writers of all levels will find the Oxford A-Z of English Usage essential....

What is English? Can we be as certain as we usually are when we say...

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the literary language of today's books, media, and formal communication...

Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar. This...

Our everyday lives are inevitably touched--and immeasurably enriched--by an extraordinary variety of miniature forms of...

Drawing on the unique resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and offering coverage of over...

The Blackout Crew have a song with the title 'Put a donk on it' -...

Who are the men and women who have shaped modern Britain? This new book, drawn...

This dictionary is one of the most comprehensive works ever compiled on the theological and...

This volume provides an interpretative guide to using a fundamental resource for the study of...

This is a completely revised and updated adaptation for southern Africa of the world's best-selling,...

Based on the critically acclaimed and best-selling Canadian Oxford Dictionarym the Paperback Oxford Canadian Dictionary...

An all-in-one reference providing convenience, value, and the authority of Oxford dictionaries.The Oxford American Desk...