Module 1 : INTRODUCTION

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Philosophy of Language Vs. Linguistic Philosophy

The subject matter of 'Philosophy of language' encompasses the answers of the following questions among others.

  1. How to obtain the meaning of a word?
  2. How to obtain the meaning of an expression?
  3. How does a hearer understand the speaker's utterances?
  4. What are the differences found between a meaningful string of words and a meaningless one?
  5. Do sentences necessarily satisfy the truth-evaluability criterion to confer meanings?