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This course offers an overview of some of the main topics in philosophy of language. We will read a selection of classical writings in (predominantly) 20th century philosophy of language on the following topics: meaning, reference, names, descriptions, demonstratives and indexicals, generics, pragmatics, speech acts, silencing, and oppressive language. Next to these classical writings, the course will also follow the textbook 'Philosophy of Language: The Basics' by Ethan Nowak (2024).<br>
Poslední úprava: Heyndels Sybren, Ph.D. (19.01.2026)
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The final grade will be based on (1) active participation (25%), and (2) a written exam at the end of the semester (75%). Active participation includes mandatory presence (max. three absences starting from the end of the registration deadline), doing the preparatory readings, and participation in the discussion during the classes. Poslední úprava: Heyndels Sybren, Ph.D. (08.01.2026)
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All the necessary, recommended and additional readings can be found on the Moodle page of this course: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=18741. Poslední úprava: Heyndels Sybren, Ph.D. (19.01.2026)
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Here is an overview of the semester (small changes might still be made before the beginning of the semester): 17 February: Introduction 24 February: Sense and Reference
3 March: Names
10 March: Definite Descriptions
17 March: Indexicals and Demonstratives
24 March: Generics
7 April: TBC 14 April: Meaning and Intention
21 April: Pragmatics
28 April: Speech Acts I: Constatives vs. Performatives, Felicity Conditions
5 May: Speech Acts II: Taxonomoy of Speech Acts and Uptake
12 May: Speech Acts III: Oppressive Language
19 May: Q&A Poslední úprava: Heyndels Sybren, Ph.D. (19.01.2026)
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