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Language and Empiricism - After the Vienna Circle

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  1. Siobhan Chapman

    1. University of Liverpool, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Vienna Circle

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 7-27

  4. Falsification and Scientific Method

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 28-48

  5. Holism

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 49-67

  6. Ordinary Language Philosophy

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 68-87

  7. Speech Acts and Implicatures

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 88-107

  8. Oslo Philosophy

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 108-126

  9. Interpretation and Preciseness

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 127-151

  10. Empiricism in Linguistics

    • Siobhan Chapman
    Pages 152-174

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 175-191
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About this book

The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate in present-day linguistics about the relative merits of 'intuitive' and 'real life' sources of data.

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"Chapman provides a fascinating linguistic and philosophical account of the history of empiricism in the study of language from the Vienna Circle in the early 20th century to the present... Linguists will gain from Chapman's rigorous discussion of the philosopical underpinnings of linguistic theory amd methods... Highly recommended." - CHOICE

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Liverpool, UK

    Siobhan Chapman

About the author

SIOBHAN CHAPMAN is Senior Lecturer in English Language at the University of Liverpool, UK. She has previously taught at the Universities of Newcastle and Kent. Her publications include Philosophy for Linguistics; Paul Grice, Philosopher and Linguist; Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language and Thinking About Language.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Language and Empiricism - After the Vienna Circle

  • Authors: Siobhan Chapman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583030

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-52476-7Published: 17 April 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35718-5Published: 01 January 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58303-0Published: 17 April 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 191

  • Topics: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Linguistics, general

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