Philosophy of Language and Linguistics: Volume I: The Formal Turn; Volume II: The Philosophical Turn

Papers gathered in the two volumes investigate the complex relations between philosophy of language and linguistics, viewed as independent, but mutually influencing one another, disciplines. They concentrate on the ‘formal’ and ‘philosophical’ turns in the philosophy of language, initiated by Gottlob Frege, with further developments associated with the work of Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, W.O.V. Quine, Richard Montague, Pavel Tichý, Richard Rorty. The volumes bring together contributions by philosophers, logicians and linguists, representing different theoretical orientations but united in outlining the common ground, necessary for further research in philosophy of language and linguistics. The papers were submitted and, in most cases, presented at the first International Conference on Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, PhiLang2009, organized by the Chair of English and General Linguistics at the University of Lódz. Philosophy of Language and Linguistics: The Formal Turn. Preface Philosophy, Linguistics and Semantic Interpretation An Unresolved Issue: Nonsense in Natural Language and Non-Classical Logical and Semantic Systems Varieties of Context-Dependence* The Logos of Semantic Structure The Good Samaritan and the Hygienic Cook: A Cautionary Tale About Linguistic Data The Meaning of Multiple Quantified Sentences: Where Formal Semantics Meets Psycholinguistics The Hybrid Theory of Reference for ProperNames On the Nature of Statistical Language Laws Vagueness and Contextualism The Myth of Semantic Structure* Scalar Implicatures, Communication, and Language Evolution Semantics and Contextuality: The Case of Pia’s Leaves Is Logico-Semantical Analysis of Natural Language Expressions a Translation? Beyond the Fregean Myth: The Value of Logical Values Modal Calculus of Illocutionary Logic ‘Subjectivity’ in Philosophy and Linguistics Gottlob Frege, Philosophy of Language, and Predication Order Asymmetrical Semantics Truth: An Anti-realist Adequacy Condition Belief Reports: Defaults, Intentions and Scorekeeping On Truth in Time Index of names Index of subjects Main description: Papers gathered in the two volumes investigate the complex relations between philosophy of language and linguistics, viewed as independent, but mutually influencing one another, disciplines. They concentrate on the 'formal' and 'philosophical' turns in the philosophy of language, initiated by Gottlob Frege, with further developments associated with the work of Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, W.O.V. Quine, Richard Montague, Pavel Tichý, Richard Rorty. The volumes bring together contributions by philosophers, logicians and linguists, representing different theoretical orientations but united in outlining the common ground, necessary for further research in philosophy of language and linguistics. The papers were submitted and, in most cases, presented at the first International Conference on Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, PhiLang2009, organized by the Chair of English and General Linguistics at the University of Lódz Gathers papers that investigate the complex relations between philosophy of language and linguistics, viewed as independent, but mutually influencing one another, disciplines. This book brings together contributions by philosophers, logicians and linguists, representing different theoretical orientations.