Providing a survey of contemporary philosophy of language, this text gives a synoptic view of the key issues, figures, concepts and debates. Topics covered incl... » 

Providing a survey of contemporary philosophy of language, this text gives a synoptic view of the key issues, figures, concepts and debates. Topics covered include: rule following; modality; realism; indeterminacy of translation; inscrutability of reference; and names and rigid designation. «