An introduction to syntactic theory and analysis.

Assembles the twentieth-century philosopher's ideas and conclusions regarding issues and problems pertaining to word usage.

The classic work on semantics -- now fully revised and updated -- distills the relationship between language and those who use it.

Foucault's classic methodological statement.

C. S. Lewis explores the fascination with language by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations.

"Merleau-Ponty was one of the few philosophers of today who never lost contact with 'brute reality'; and it may be that Signs will be read with regret in bringing to mind his untimely death, yet with gratitude for the human ity and depth of ...

This new work provides an approachable introduction to the complex system that Making It Explicit mapped out.

In the 'The Rustle of Language' almost all the essays in this collection deal with language and with literary writing, or, better still, with the pleasure owed to the text.

" This is a key book for understanding the effort that a major philosopher has made a large part of his life's work: to naturalize epistemology in the twentieth century.

Encouraging readers to tap into their own knowledge of language, the book explores a variety of issues including language acquisition, sign languages, animal communication, and non-standard dialects.