Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. 1. A map of the area 1
5. 2. Language, thought, and reality 15
6. 3. A natural history of speech 39
7. 4. Philosophy of language from Boethius to Locke 57
8. 5. Language and philosophy from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment 83
9. 6. Languages, peoples, and nations 129
10. 7. Language and philosophy at the turn of the 19th century 149
11. 8. Conclusion 189
12. Bibliography 207
13. Author index 237
14. Subject index 245