“Speech has both an individual and a social side, and we cannot conceive of one without the other.”
Quote by Ferdinand de Saussure
Work
Course in General Linguistics
This book delves into the fundamental principles of linguistics, examining various aspects of language including phonetics, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. It provides a foundational understanding of linguistic theories and their application in real-world contexts. more
Author
Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure, born on November 26, 1857 in Geneva, Switzerland, and died on February 22, 1913. He was a Swiss linguist and the founder of structuralism in linguistics, regarded as one of the most important linguists of the 20th century. more
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