“The first of these phases is that of grammar, invented by the Greeks and carried on unchanged by the French. It never had any philosophical view of a language as such.” FirstsLanguageViewsPhilosophicalGreekPhasesGrammar Author:Ferdinand de Saussure
“Henceforth, language studies were no longer directed merely towards correcting grammar.” LanguageStudyGrammarCorrecting Author:Ferdinand de Saussure
“In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics.” DifferentSpiritLanguageStudyIssuesMovementSourceTraditionalInstanceRelevantGrammarLinguisticsInscriptionsLinguists Author:Ferdinand de Saussure
