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Words in Action explores the many ways in which language permeates our social world. Ishani Maitra and Mary Kate McGowan explain how tools from the philosophy of language can help illuminate how language works socially, and how we can challenge the injustices wrought by language use. Their accessible introduction to this growing subfield is suitable for both students and scholars.

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
      Publication Date: 5/24/2025
      ISBN13: 9780190929022, 978-0190929022
      ISBN10: 0190929022
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Philosophy of language

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      Book Synopsis
      Words in Action explores the many ways in which language permeates our social world. Ishani Maitra and Mary Kate McGowan explain how tools from the philosophy of language can help illuminate how language works socially, and how we can challenge the injustices wrought by language use. Their accessible introduction to this growing subfield is suitable for both students and scholars.

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