This book investigates possible common objects of inquiry in philosophy of language and
literature. The topics discussed include proper names (analyzed from different theoretical
perspectives) fictional names truth in fiction ontological status and metaphysics of
fictional characters metaphor representation interpretation and other issues connecting
research in philosophy of language with philosophy of literature. Theoretical frameworks
include Millian semantics Fregean semantics hybrid semantics realism antirealism and
metaphorical expressivism.
