PHIL 6422 - Analytic Philosophy of Language

Credit Hours: (3)

Description Major developments in the philosophy of language - predominantly in the English speaking world - during the 20th and 21st centuries. Themes may include the influence of modern logic on linguistic analysis, the development of natural language semantics and pragmatics, modality in language and metaphysics, theories of meaning and reference, ordinary language philosophy, speech acts, holism, metaphor, slurs, hate speech, and psycho-linguistics.

PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of the instructor.