Ferdinand de Saussure §

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• Structuralism: Ferdinand de Saussure’s work on linguistics and semiotics laid the foundation for structuralism.
• Synchronic and Diachronic: Distinguished between synchronic (descriptive) and diachronic (historical) approaches to language study.
• Langue and Parole: Differentiated between langue (the abstract language system) and parole (individual speech acts).
• Structuralism: His work laid the foundation for structuralism, a major intellectual movement in the 20th century.
• Structural Linguistics: His work laid the foundations for structural linguistics, which focuses on the internal structure of language.
• Signifier and Signified: Proposed that a linguistic sign is composed of a signifier (sound or written form) and a signified (concept or meaning).
• Structuralism: Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics laid the foundations for structuralist thought.
• Course in General Linguistics: His ideas were published posthumously in the book ‘Course in General Linguistics,’ which became highly influential.
• Swiss Linguist: He was a Swiss linguist whose work had a profound impact on linguistics and semiotics.
• Binary Oppositions: Emphasized the importance of binary oppositions (e.g., presence/absence) in language structure.
• Linguistic Sign: Introduced the concept of the linguistic sign, consisting of a signifier and a signified.
• Linguistic Relativity: His ideas influenced the principle of linguistic relativity, which suggests that language shapes thought and perception.
• Arbitrary Nature of Signs: Argued that the relationship between signifier and signified is arbitrary and conventional.
• Linguistic Determinism: His work is sometimes associated with linguistic determinism, the idea that language determines thought.
• Semiotic Theory: His semiotic theory influenced various fields, including anthropology, literary theory, and cultural studies.
• Logocentrism: Ferdinand de Saussure’s structuralist theory of language is critiqued for its logocentrism by Derrida.
• Semiology: Developed the study of signs and sign systems, known as semiology.