Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Vital Reading on Language

How to Do with Things with Words : John Austin
Cartesian Linguistics: Noam Chomsky
Frege. Philosophy of Language: Michael Dummett
Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy: Ian Hacking
Intro to Philosophy of Language : Bernard Harrison
Metaphors We Live By: George Lakoff
Philosophy in the Flesh: George Lakoff
Language Instinct: Steven Pinker
Speech Acts: John Searle
Expression and Meaning : John Searle


[I am limiting this list to books I have actually read!]
I particularly recommend the books by Ian Hacking and Bernard Harrison for anyone just starting out in this subject.

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