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

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.