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MIT.EDU>Readings in the Philosophy of Language edited by Peter Ludlow Throughout the history of ideas, various branches of philosophy have spun off into the natural sciences, including physics, biology, and perhaps most recently, cognitive psychology. A central theme of this collection is that the philosophy of language, at least a core portion of it, has matured to the point where it is now being spun off into linguistic theory. Each section of the book contains historical (twentieth-century) readings and, where available, recent attempts to apply the resources of contemporary linguistic theory to the problems under discussion. This approach helps to root the naturalization project in the leading questions of analytic philosophy. Although the older readings predate the current naturalization project, they help to lay its conceptual foundations. The main sections of the book, each of which is preceded by an introduction, are Language and Meaning, Logical Form and Grammatical Form, Descriptions, Names, Demonstratives, and Attitude Reports. The collection is not intended as a final report on a mature line of philosophical inquiry. Rather, its purpose is to show students what doing real philosophy is all about and to let them share in the excitement as philosophers enter a period in which how philosophy of language is conducted could change in fundamental ways. For more information please visit http://mitpress.mit.edu/mitp/recent-books/new-releases.html A Bradford Book August 1997 1096 pp. ISBN 0-262-62114-2 MIT Press * 5 Cambridge Center * Cambridge, MA 02142 * (617)625-8569Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
drv.cbc.com>The Logical Language Group, Inc. takes great pride in announcing the publication of _The Complete Lojban Language_, by John Woldemar Cowan. ISBN 0-9660283-0-9. The official publication date is 1 November 1997. The book is a library-grade hardcover, 620 pp. including index. A substantial discount is offered for prepublication orders. _The Complete Lojban Language_ is a complete description of the artificial language Lojban. It serves as a reference grammar for the language, offering an overview of the language, as well as phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, and semantics descriptions. This book serves as the standard defining the language design. Though this description may sound imposing, technical and formal, the book is written in a light, often humorous style that teaches the reader about the Lojban language, about logic, and about linguistics in general. Draft versions of the book have been used by the Lojban community for learning the language for the past several years. Lojban is a current version of "Loglan", the artificial language project described in the June 1960 Scientific American article of that name. Loglan/Lojban is a language designed for several purposes, including linguistics research (especially involving a proposed test of the Sapir/Whorf hypothesis), foreign language instruction, artificial intelligence research, machine translation and related human/computer interaction applications, as a prospective international auxiliary language, and as a stimulating educational and entertaining mental exercise. An international community of aficionados has appeared, writing in and about the language, primarily on the Internet. For ordering information, see the Lojban WWW page at http://xiron.pc.helsinki.fi/lojban/ Or contact The Logical Language Group by mail at: 2904 Beau Lane Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA TEL: +1 703 385 0273 email: lojbabMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
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