This book is a systematic and historical exploration of the philosophical significance of grammar. In the first half of the twentieth century, and in particular in the writings of Frege, Husserl, Russell, Carnap and Wittgenstein, there was sustained philosophical reflection on the nature of grammar, and on the relevance of grammar to metaphysics, logic and science.
This book is a systematic and historical exploration of the philosophical significance of grammar. It looks at the sustained philosophical reflection on the nature of grammar that was so evident at the beginning of the twentieth century.