Description: Our ability to use written and spoken signs to mean things is so integral to the kind of creatures we are, we seldom notice how incredible this ability is. Yet on reflection, meaning seems entirely mysterious. What is meaning? How do our words get to mean anything at all? These are the questions that drive this book.
Review Quotes: "I recommend the book unreservedly. It will be enjoyed by beginning students, the interested laity, and professionals who want a brief overview of what occupies the people down the corridor." -- John Collins, Society
"The text is very readable for such an abstract subject, and it should be easily accessible to readers with little philosophical background." -- L. A. Wilkinson, Choice