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Barthes and Saussure

Barthes and the problem about the “Author” Is hard to put in just one piece of “text” (to use Barthes´s concept) three different texts that are quiet interesting by separate. So, I will try to put in a kind of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

18. September 2012 by Syndicated User
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Saussure and Barthes

Saussure Language as arbitrary and differential: implications for literature Saussure insists that language is “form and not a substance”. Unlike speech, language is not a function of the individual speaker as it belongs in the public sphere where the speaker … Continue reading → Continue reading →

17. September 2012 by Syndicated User
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Impressions on “Course in General Linguistics” by Saussure

In Course in General Lingusitics Saussure separates language from speaking. While language does not depend on the speaker, speaking is an individual act. For Saussure, language is a well-defined concrete homogeneous object that can – and must – be studied … Continue reading → Continue reading →

17. September 2012 by Syndicated User
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Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics

Language vs. Speech Ferdinand de Saussure was one of the most influential figures of 20th century linguistics. He believed language (langue) to be “a product that is passively assimilated by the individual” (59) as opposed to being a function of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

15. September 2012 by Syndicated User
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What I get from Saussure

According to Saussure language is the social aspect of speech in the sense that it is not a natural function of the speaker and it can’t be created nor modified by an individual but only assimilated. It is a system of signs in which the essential thing is the union of concepts and sound-images (the […] Continue reading →

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Course in General Linguistics

Saussure, one of the fathers of 20th century linguistics, said:” The linguist must take the study of linguistic structure as his primary concern and relate all other manifestations of language.” Language is a social product passively assimilated by the individual. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

15. September 2012 by Syndicated User
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