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Saussure, Ferdinand De - fĕrdēnäNˈ də sōsürˈ, 1857–1913, Swiss linguist. One of the founders of modern linguistics, he established the structural study of language, emphasizing the arbitrary relationship of the linguistic sign to that which it signifies. Saussure distinguished synchronic linguistics (studying language at a given


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    The Western Tradition from Socrates to Saussure » Read Now

    by Roy Harris, Talbot J. Taylor. 234 pgs.

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    As readers are introduced to the main issues and themes that have determined the development of the Western linguistic tradition, an evolution of linguistic thought quickly becomes apparent.
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    Uses of "Structure" in Communication Studies (Chap. 2 "From Linguistics to Poetics: Saussure at Play") » Read Now

    by Richard L. Conville. 230 pgs.

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    Conville has assembled a collection of essays that share a consideration of "structure" as it manifests itself in human communication. Personal stories, accounts of events, narratives, diaries, and unstructured interviews are ever more widely appreciated today as valid data for understanding human...
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    Language & Communicative Practices (Chap. 2 "The Language of Saussure") » Read Now

    by William F. Hanks. 336 pgs.

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    ...this idea with such names as Ferdinand de Saussure, Leonard Bloomfield, Noam Chomsky...focus of Chapter 2. See Saussure F. de. Course in General Linguistics...following...
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    Language in History: Theories and Texts (Chap. 1 "For and against Saussure") » Read Now

    by Tony Crowley. 216 pgs.

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    In Language in History , Tony Crowley provides the analytical tools for answering such questions. Using a radical re-reading of Saussure and Bahktin, he demonstrates, in four case studies, the ways in which language has been used to construct social and cultural identity in Britain and Ireland. For...
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    Plastic Glasses and Church Fathers: Semantic Extension from the Ethnoscience Tradition (Chap. 3 "Saussurean Roots, Structural Linguistics, and Basic Concepts") » Read Now

    by David B. Kronenfeld. 273 pgs.

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    Kronenfeld aims to present a comprehensive understanding of the process by which we use words in speech to refer to things in the world, and to develop a theory of the semantics of natural language which can account adequately for native speakers' intuitions regarding word meanings and their word usage.
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    Mutual Misunderstanding: Scepticism and the Theorizing of Language and Interpretation ("Saussure the Metaphysician" begins on p. 73) » Read Now

    by Talbot J. Taylor. 267 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
    Mutual Misunderstanding presents a strikingly original analysis of the rhetorical patters underlying Western linguistic thought, as exemplified in the works of John Locke, Jacques Derrida, Gottlob Frege, Jonathan Culler, Noam Chomsky, Ferdinand de Saussure, H. Paul Crice, Michael Dummet, Stanley...
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    Semiotics: The Basics ("The Saussurean Model" begins on p. 18) » Read Now

    by Daniel Chandler. 276 pgs.

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    Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. Along the way, the reader will find out:* what is a sign?* which codes do we take for granted?* what is a text?* how can semiotics be used in textual analysis?* who...
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    Postmodernism and Social Inquiry ("The Origins of Semiotics: Saussure and Pierce" begins on p. 156) » Read Now

    by David R. Dickens, Andrea Fontana. 260 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
    This introduction to postmodernism offers a comprehensive examination of postmodern theory and its application to the study of society. It surveys the work of theorists and explores the potential and limits of postmodern analysis across key areas of development, including deconstruction, Semiotics...
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    Structuralism and Semiotics (Discussion of Ferdinand de Saussure begins on p. 8) » Read Now

    by Terence Hawkes. 176 pgs.

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    Published in 1977 as the first volume in the New Accents series, Structuralism and Semiotics made crucial debates in critical theory accessible to those with no prior knowledge of the field. Since then a generation of readers has used the book as an entry not only into structuralism and...
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    Talking Heads: Language, Metalanguage, and the Semiotics of Subjectivity ("Saussure" begins on p. 139) » Read Now

    by Benjamin Lee. 384 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
    Anthropologist Benjamin Lee explores various questions regarding the relationship between language, subjectivity, community, and the external world. TALKING HEADS synthesizes the views and works of a breathtaking range of the most influential modern theorists of the humanities and social sciences.
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    What Takes Place in the Dark, in Differences » Read Now

    by Drucilla Cornell. 27 pgs.

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    ...the processes of the unconscious coincide with Ferdinand de Saussure langue . As we will see shortly, it is precisely...of Philosophical Papers. 2 vols. to date. 1991-...
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    Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers: From Structuralism to Postmodernity ("Ferdinand de Saussure" begins on p. 148) » Read Now

    by John Lechte. 252 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
    Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers surveys the most important figures who have influenced post-war thought. The reader is guided through structuralism, semiotics, post-Marxism and Annales history, on to modernity and postmodernity. With its comprehensive biographical and bibliographical information...

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