This mammoth book should be read by anyone with an interest not only in philosophy of language, but in semantics and pragmatics, and even, though less centrally, in syntax. Though not introductory in the sense that it could be read by a first year student, it is well worth the effort of reading and, given the overall clarity of the chapters, accessible. The quality of the papers is sustained throughout and is of the highest sandard.

• THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT; THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE; THE NATURE OF MEANING; THE NATURE OF REFERENCE; THE NATURE OF REFERENCE; SEMANTIC THEORY; LINGUISTIC PHENOMENA; VARIETIES OF SPEECH ACT; THE EPISTEMOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS OF LANGUAGE

This mammoth book should be read by anyone with an interest not only in philosophy of language, but in semantics and pragmatics, and even, though less centrally, in syntax. Though not introductory in the sense that it could be read by a first year student, it is well worth the effort of reading and, given the overall clarity of the chapters, accessible. The quality of the papers is sustained throughout and is of the highest sandard.

• THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT; THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE; THE NATURE OF MEANING; THE NATURE OF REFERENCE; THE NATURE OF REFERENCE; SEMANTIC THEORY; LINGUISTIC PHENOMENA; VARIETIES OF SPEECH ACT; THE EPISTEMOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS OF LANGUAGE

This mammoth book should be read by anyone with an interest not only in philosophy of language, but in semantics and pragmatics, and even, though less centrally, in syntax. Though not introductory in the sense that it could be read by a first year student, it is well worth the effort of reading and, given the overall clarity of the chapters, accessible. The quality of the papers is sustained throughout and is of the highest sandard.

• THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT; THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE; THE NATURE OF MEANING; THE NATURE OF REFERENCE; THE NATURE OF REFERENCE; SEMANTIC THEORY; LINGUISTIC PHENOMENA; VARIETIES OF SPEECH ACT; THE EPISTEMOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS OF LANGUAGE