The City of Language. An Exploration of Different Accounts of Language Through the Prism of Normativity

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The City of Language. An Exploration of Different Accounts of Language Through the Prism of Normativity. „Written in beautiful, accessible language, the linguistic and philosophical analyzes are presented carefully, and with care for both sides of the argument. The book is addressed to both the linguist and the philosopher of language, yet it may also be of interest to a wider range of readers with interests in the humanities” – prof. dr hab. Michal Heller.

„What do the languages of the world have in common? Is it that they share a Universal Grammar, a deep structure which unites all tongues? Or it rather that they share a set of common, shared uses, that they are use