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When philosophers pose theories of language, are they implicitly dealing with just human language, or are their theories meant to address all possible languages?
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April 25, 2008

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Gabriel Segal
April 25, 2008 (changed April 25, 2008) Permalink

Philosophers of language explicitly deal both with issues concerning all possible languages and with issues concerning just human languages. They usually make clear which of the two they are discussing at the time.

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