Philosophy

And
Linguistics
 Content

Definition: Philosophy of linguistics

Philosophical investigations
Philosophy of linguistics
Philosophy of language
Linguistic philosophy
Meaning: language, mind and world
Conclusion
References
 Definition: Philosophy of linguistics

Linguistic Philosophy- approach to

philosophy common in the mid 20th century
that tends to see philosophical problems as
arising from inappropriate theoretical use of
language and therefore as being resolved by
detailed attention to the common use of
expressions.

Here many of the great strides have been

made by philosophers, including Gottlob Frege,
Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Rudolf
 General topics
What the subject matter is.

What the theoretical goals are.

What form theories should take.

What counts as data.

 Philosophical investigations

Ludwig Wittgenstein breakthrough

book, Philosophical
Investigations (1953). This is,
from one point of view, the
manifesto of linguistic philosophy.
In that book he emphasized the
vagueness and ambiguity of life.
Is fuzziness of ordinary
language is a problem?
Definition
Religion and theology
Philosophy of linguistics

Linguists and philosophers

analyzes 3 main linguistic areas:
Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics
 Philosophy of language

Philosophy of
language is
concerned with 4
central problems:
The nature of
meaning,
Language use,
Language cognition,
Relationship
Meaning: language, mind and world
 Linguistic philosophy

Apart from languages interest as a target

of science and its centrality to our self-
conception as describers of reality, language
plays a key role in philosophy. It is this role
perhaps more than anything else that has
explained the continued close attention paid
to language in the past century.
 Conclusion
Philosophical interest in language is
maintained by foundational and
conceptual questions in linguistics,
quintessentially philosophical problems
about the connections between mind,
language and the world, and issues about
philosophical methodology. These springs
sustain a rich and fascinating field of
philosophy concerned with representation,
communication, meaning and truth.
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