CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. PART I. NOTIONS OF MEANING: THEORY AND HISTORY 1
6. 1. From Referential to Relational Semantics 8
7. 2. The Renaissance Semantic Shift 48
8. PART II. ARGUMENTS ABOUT WORDS
9. 3. The Challenge from Philosophy 88
10. 4. The Challenge from Vernaculars 134
11. PART III. ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE WORD
12. 5. The Challenge from Eloquence 213
13. 6. The Augustinian Reaction 250
14. 7. Epilogue 284
15. INDEX 307
16. Backmatter 316