Assertion is a fundamental feature of language. This volume will be the place to look for anyone interested in current work on the topic. Philosophers of langua

Language is a human universal reflecting our deeply social nature. Among its essential functions, language enables us to quickly and efficiently share informati

The interdisciplinary nature of this book-length discussion on assertion will appeal to researchers across a number of fields. Its general approach presents a c

Presents an account of the speech act of assertion and defends the view that it is answerable to a constitutive norm and is suited to explaining assertions conn

This book develops in detail the simple idea that assertion is the expression of belief. In it the author puts forward a version of 'probabilistic semantics' wh