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A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Combined Differences Ideas Linguistic Series Sound System

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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

Topics: Any Applicable Case Involve Languages Part Psychology Same Say Sign Social Systems Will

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A language presupposes that all the individual users possess the organs.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Individual Language Organs Possess Users

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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

Topics: About Devices Everyone Far Forms Goes His Idea Language Left Own Truth Very Which

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Henceforth, language studies were no longer directed merely towards correcting grammar.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Correcting Directed Grammar Henceforth Language Longer Merely Studies Towards Were

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In fact, from then on scholars engaged in a kind of game of comparing different Indo-European languages with one another, and eventually they could not fail to wonder what exactly these connections showed, and how they should be interpreted in concrete terms.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Another Comparing Concrete Connections Could Different Engaged Eventually Exactly Fact Fail Game How In Fact Interpreted Kind Languages Scholars Should Terms Then Wonder

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In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Countless Different General Grammar Instance Issues Language Linguistic Linguistics Movement Opened Quite Relevant Sources Spirit Study Them Traditional Treating Up

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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.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Aims Belongs Cases Define Domain Independent Indirectly Itself Linguistics Psychology Recognise Remaining Those Where Will Within

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It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Almost Anyone Aware Become Contribution Evident Extent Interest Linguistics Make More Object Only Range Science Since Studies Study Whole Will

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It is useful to the historian, among others, to be able to see the commonest forms of different phenomena, whether phonetic, morphological or other, and how language lives, carries on and changes over time.

~Ferdinand De Saussure

Topics: Able Among Carries Changes Different Forms Historian How Language Lives Other Others Over Phenomena See Time Useful Whether

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Educator

Born: November 26th, 1857

Died: February 22nd, 1913

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