“Nearly all institutions, it might be said, are based on signs, but these signs do not directly evoke things.Quote by Ferdinand De SaussureTopics: Quotes about Ferdinand De SaussureShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational...#Ferdinand De Saussure
Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language...#Ferdinand De Saussure
It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e....#Ferdinand De Saussure
The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus...#Ferdinand De Saussure
The business, task or object of the scientific study of languages will if possible be...#Ferdinand De Saussure
The very special place that a language occupies among institutions is undeniable, but there is...#Ferdinand De Saussure
Any psychology of sign systems will be part of social psychology - that is to...#Ferdinand De Saussure
In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them...#Ferdinand De Saussure
A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of...#Ferdinand De Saussure
