“Within speech, words are subject to a kind of relation that is independent of the first and based on their linkage: these are syntagmatic relations, of which I have spoken.” FirstsKindSubjectsSpeechRelationIndependentLinkages Author:Ferdinand de Saussure
“It is one of the aims of linguistics to define itself, to recognise what belongs within its domain. In those cases where it relies upon psychology, it will do so indirectly, remaining independent.” CasesPsychologyAimIndependentRelyDomainRecogniseLinguisticsRely UponLinguists Author:Ferdinand de Saussure