This book offers introductory entries on 80 ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day. Entries are written by experts in the fields of

A reference guide to the work of figures who have played an important role in the development of ideas about language. It includes 80 entries on individual thin

Language is what we all share and is our common concern. What is the nature of language? How is language related to the world? How is communication possible via

Philosophy of Linguistics investigates the foundational concepts and methods of linguistics, the scientific study of human language. This groundbreaking collect

This volume brings together a diverse range of scholars to address important philosophical and interdisciplinary questions in the study of language. Linguistics