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Philosophy 455E Philosophy of Language

A study of the nature and functions of language. The syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of language will be investigated, as well as major theories of language such as the behaviorist, transformational, and formal theories. Questions of meaning and reference, concept formation and ontology will be explored in detail.

Prerequisite: Philosophy 225F/G, or third or fourth year honors standing in Philosophy or Anthropology with linguistics specialization.
3 hours.


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