Focusing on the analysis of conditional sentences, William G. Lycan combines insights from both semantics and syntax, drawing on linguistic theory. His work, presented in a lively style, aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding conditionals. "Real Conditionals" serves as a definitive exploration of Lycan's perspective, contributing to the ongoing philosophical and logical debates in this area.
Philosophy of Language: a Contemporary Introduction introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Topics are structured in three parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring Expressions, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of Desciptions, Donnellan's distinction, problems of anaphora, the description theory of proper names, Searle's cluster theory, and the causal-historical theory. Part II, Theories of Meaning, surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their v
Introduces students to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. This book surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their various advantages and liabilities.