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Overview"Language Turned on Itself examines what happens when language becomes self-reflexive; when language is used to talk about language. Those who think, talk, and write about language are habitual users of various metalinguistic devices, but reliance on these devices begins early: kids are told, 'That's called a ""rabbit""'. It's not implausible that a primitive capacity for the meta-linguistic kicks in at the beginning stages of language acquisition. But no matter when or how frequently these devices are invoked, one thing is clear: they present theorists of language with a complex data pattern. Herman Cappelen and Ernest Lepore show that the study of these devices and patterns not only represents an interesting and neglected project in the philosophy of language, but also carries important consequences for other parts of philosophy. Part I is devoted to presenting data about various aspects of our metalinguistic practices. In Part II, the authors examine and reject the four leading metalinguistic theories, and offer a new account of our use of quotation in a variety of different contexts. But the primary goal of this book is not to promote one theory over another. Rather, it is to present a deeply puzzling set of problems and explain their significance" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Herman Cappelen (University of St Andrews, University of Oslo) , Ernest Lepore (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.246kg ISBN: 9780199575527ISBN 10: 0199575525 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 26 November 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements 1: Advertisement 2: Preliminaries: 'Quotation' and Varieties of Quotation Part I: Data 3: Overview 4: Omitted Quotation Marks 5: 'Impure' Direct Quotes 6: Mixed Quotation 7: Quotation and Context Sensitivity Part II: Theory 8: Use Theories of Quotation 9: Proper Names and Description Theories of Quotation 10: Davidson's Theory of Quotation 11: Minimal Theory of Quotation 12: On the Nature of Quotable Items BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationHerman Cappelen is Arché Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews.; Ernie Lepore is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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