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Ferdinand de Saussure

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Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
synchrony and diachrony
pair of opposed concepts in linguistics
laryngeal theory
hypothesis that Proto-Indo-European had laryngeal consonant phonemes beyond those reconstructed through comparison
Course in General Linguistics
scholarly work compiled by Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye from notes on lectures given by Ferdinand de Saussure at the University of Geneva between 1906 and 1911, published in 1916
signified and signifier
concepts in linguistics
langue and parole
two terms of Saussure