Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language

by Siobhan Chapman (editor)

This book is a unique and accessible reference guide to the work of eighty key figures who have played an important role in the development of ideas about language from antiquity to the twenty-first century. The entries are extensively cross referenced, allowing readers to trace influences, developments, and debates both in contemporary thinking and across time. Each entry concludes with suggestions for further reading of primary texts and secondary sources, encouraging readers to find out more about the particular key thinker and the impact of his or her ideas.

Genres: Linguistics, Philosophy

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Siobhan Chapman is Reader in English Language at the University of Liverpool, UK. Her main field of research is work in the pragmatics of literature and stylistics.