Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART ONE: A Century of Work in the Philosophy of Language
6. CHAPTER ONE The Logical Study of Language 7
7. CHAPTER TWO: Truth, Interpretation, and Meaning 33
8. CHAPTER THREE: Meaning, Modality, and Possible Worlds Semantics 50
9. CHAPTER FOUR: Rigid Designation, Direct Reference, and Indexicality 77
10. PART TWO: New Directions
11. CHAPTER FIVE: The Metaphysics of Meaning: Propositions and Possible Worlds 109
12. CHAPTER SIX: Apriority, Aposteriority, and Actuality 131
13. CHAPTER SEVEN: The Limits of Meaning 145
14. References 175
15. Index 187