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Ferdinand de Saussure Quotes

Ferdinand de Saussure quotes

Swiss Educator November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913

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Any psychology of sign systems will be part of social psychology - that is to say, will be exclusively social; it will involve the same psychology as is applicable in the case of languages. Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure quote: "Psychologically our thought-apart from its expression in..."
Psychologically our thought-apart from its expression in words-is only a shapeless and indistinct mass. Ferdinand de Saussure
The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics. Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure quote: "A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound..."
A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas. Ferdinand de Saussure
The very special place that a language occupies among institutions is undeniable, but there is much more to be said-, a comparison would tend rather to bring out the differences. Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure quote: "Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what..."
Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language which is very far from the truth. Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure quote: "A language presupposes that all the individual users possess..."
A language presupposes that all the individual users possess the organs. Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure quote: "Speech has both an individual and a social side, and we cannot..."
Speech has both an individual and a social side, and we cannot conceive of one without the other. Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure quote: "Nearly all institutions, it might be said, are based on signs,..."
Nearly all institutions, it might be said, are based on signs, but these signs do not directly evoke things. Ferdinand de Saussure

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