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Pragmatics and the Philosophy of Language

13 May 2013
Nottingham, U.K.

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham will host a 
half-day workshop on Pragmatics and the Philosophy of Language on May 
13th. The event will be in A21, the Trent Building (central building with 
clock tower, ground floor), starting at 1pm. Attendance is free.

Program


1.00-2.15 Steve Barker (Nottingham) A Middle Path between Semantics and 
Pragmatics.

2.30-3.45 Michael Devitt (CUNY) Three Methodological Flaws of Linguistic 
Pragmatism.

4..00-5.45 Stefano Predelli (Nottingham) Rearranged Derangements: 
Malapropisms and Other Mistakes.