How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (The William James Lectures)
In How to Do Things with Words, John Langshaw Austin examines language as more than a means of describing the world. Based on the William James Lectures, this second edition offers a foundational philosophical study of meaning, communication, and the actions performed through speech.
About This Book
How to Do Things with Words presents the William James Lectures by John Langshaw Austin.
The book explores the relationship between language and action, focusing on what people accomplish through words.
This second edition is suited to readers studying philosophy, linguistics, meaning, and the uses of language.
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