Richard L. Mendelsohn is Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College and the Graduate School, the City University of New York.

'This book is a welcome addition to the current literature on Frege, in particular, and on the philosophy of language in general. It will set the agenda on some topics for some time to come and will bring new life to specific issues which have been widely discussed in the last 20 years.' Eros Corazza, University of Nottingham

• 1. Biography; 2. Function and argument; 3. Sense and reference; 4. Frege's Begriffsschrift theory of identity; 5. Concept and object; 6. Names and descriptions; 7. Existence; 8. Thought, truth value and assertion; 9. Indirect reference; 10. Through the quotation marks.

Richard L. Mendelsohn is Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College and the Graduate School, the City University of New York.

'This book is a welcome addition to the current literature on Frege, in particular, and on the philosophy of language in general. It will set the agenda on some topics for some time to come and will bring new life to specific issues which have been widely discussed in the last 20 years.' Eros Corazza, University of Nottingham

• 1. Biography; 2. Function and argument; 3. Sense and reference; 4. Frege's Begriffsschrift theory of identity; 5. Concept and object; 6. Names and descriptions; 7. Existence; 8. Thought, truth value and assertion; 9. Indirect reference; 10. Through the quotation marks.

Richard L. Mendelsohn is Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College and the Graduate School, the City University of New York.

'This book is a welcome addition to the current literature on Frege, in particular, and on the philosophy of language in general. It will set the agenda on some topics for some time to come and will bring new life to specific issues which have been widely discussed in the last 20 years.' Eros Corazza, University of Nottingham

• 1. Biography; 2. Function and argument; 3. Sense and reference; 4. Frege's Begriffsschrift theory of identity; 5. Concept and object; 6. Names and descriptions; 7. Existence; 8. Thought, truth value and assertion; 9. Indirect reference; 10. Through the quotation marks.