How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition
- ISBN-10
- 0674411528
- ISBN-13
- 9780674411524
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975-04-15
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- John Langshaw Austin, J. L. Austin
Description
Assembles the twentieth-century philosopher's ideas and conclusions regarding issues and problems pertaining to word usage.
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