For Roy Harris, the fundamental problem about linguistics is that it has been led astray by the fact that we are capable intellectually of ‘decontextualising�
How does human language work? How do we put ideas into words that others can understand? Can linguistics shed light on the way the brain operates? Foundations o
Foundations of Speech Act Theory investigates the importance of speech act theory to the problem of meaning in linguistics and philosophy. The papers in this vo
Although efforts have been under way for the past two centuries to treat language scientifically, linguists and others who work with language, speech, or commun