Writings in general linguistics / Ferdinand de Saussure.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saussure, Ferdinand de, 1857-1913.

Standardized Title:

Ecrits de linguistique générale. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

xxx, 336 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Contents:

Part 1 On the Dual Essence of Language (From the Orangery Manuscripts)

2 Points of view 3

2a Dual essence: The 'first and last' principle of duality 3

2b Identifying linguistic entities 4

2c The nature of the object in linguistics 5

2d The principle of dualism 6

2e Four points of view 6

3 The object of linguistics 7

3a Approaching the object 7

3b Linguistics and phonetics 8

3c Presence and relationship of sounds 9

3d Physiological-acoustic domain of the vocal figure 11

3e Comments on palatal gutturals from the physiological and acoustic point of view 11

3f Value, meaning, signification... 12

3g Value and forms 13

4 Phonetics and morphology 14

4a Phonetics and morphology, 1 14

4b Phonetics and morphology, 2 14

5 Identify and difference 15

5a Sound and meaning 15

5b Identity-Entities 15

5c Identity-March of ideas 16

6 Morphology and form 17

6a Reflections on the procedures of the linguist 17

6b Morphology-Etat de langue 18

6d Difference and lack of difference 19

6e Form-Vocal figure 20

7 Phonetic change and semantic change 23

8 Semiology 25

10 Essence, etc. 28

10a Instantaneous and phonetic viewpoints. State 28

10b The cacuminal n rule 31

11 Different signs 31

12 Life of language 33

13 Grammar: categories 34

14 Grammar: rules 35

15 Synchronic phonetic rules 36

16 Features of rules for synchronic phonetics 38

17 Actual parole and potential parole 39

18 Parallelism 40

19 Alternation 41

20 Negativity and difference 42

20a Negativity and difference, 1 42

20b Negativity and difference, 2 42

21 Identification; relative values, point of view 43

22 Signs and signification 44

22a Phonetics and morphology 44

22b Fundamental principle of semiology 46

23 Literal and figurative meaning 47

24 Signs and negativity 48

25 On the negativity of synonymy 49

26 Question of synonymy (continued) 50

27 On essence 51

29 Varia 55

29a A language system 55

29b Difference and entities 56

29c Relative situation of internal and external domains 57

29d Synthetic aspect 57

29c Etymological identicalness 57

29f Historical syntax 58

29g Analogical change 58

29h Central object of linguistics 59

29i Morphological innovation 59

29j Integration or retrospective reflection 60

Part 2 Miscellany and Aphorisms

I New miscellaneous notes (from the Orangery manuscripts) 63

1 Kenome 63

2 The question of origins-Stream 63

3 Fundamental elements-Sound per se-Sentence-as-ritual- Linguistic unit (Sign-Sound-Meaning) 64

4 Discourse as a site of modifications-Organization of this book 64

5 Situation of linguistics-The linguistic unit 65

6 Sign and signification-Semiological facts 66

II Early miscellaneous notes (from the Engler edition) 66

III Aphorisms (from the Engler edition) 82

Part 3 Further Reflections on General Linguistics

I New documents (from the Orangery manuscripts) 85

1 Langage-Langue-Parole 85

2 Sign 87

3 Intuition-Induction 87

4 About Latin compounds of the type agricola 88

5 Faber-Faure (Favre, Fevre, Lefevre, Lefebure) 89

II Early documents (from the Engler edition) 90

1 Phonology 90

2 Lectures 93

2a First lecture at the University of Geneva, November 1891 93

2b Second lecture at the University of Geneva, November 1891 104

2c Third lecture at the University of Geneva, November 1891 109

3 On the expression 'Comparative grammar' 116

3a Note on the history of languages; critique of the expression 'Comparative grammar', 1 116

3b Critique of the expression 'Comparative grammar', 2 117

4 Distinction between literature, philology, linguistics 118

5 Phonetic facts imply two periods 119

6 Phonology 119

6a Phonology, 1 119

6b Phonology, 2 119

7 Characteristics of language 120

8 Morphology 122

9 Critique of the divisions in use in scientific grammars 135

10 Notes for a book on general liguistics 136

10a Notes for a book on general linguistics, 1 (1893-1894) 136

10b Notes for a book on general linguistics, 2 138

10c Notes for a book on general linguistics, 3 139

11 Notes for an article on Whitney 140

12 Status and motus 156

12a Status and motus. Notes for a book on general linguistics, 1 156

12b Status and motus. Notes for a book on general linguistics, 2 158

13 On the difficulties of terminology in linguistics 165

13a On the difficulties of terminology: 'no more figures!' 165

13b On the difficulties of terminology: simple expression 166

14 On articulation 167

14a On articulation 167

14b Implosion + implosion 167

14c Theory of the syllable (1897?) 168

14d Notes on phonology; aperture; theory of the syllable (1897?) 173

15 Lingustic entitities 183

15a What sort of entities do we find within linguistics? 183

15b Reflexions concerning entities 183

16 Anatomy and physiology 184

17 Notes on Programme et methodes de la linguistique theorique by Albert Sechehaye, 1908 184

18 Miscellaneous unclassified notes 187

19 Semiology 188

20 Event, state, analogy 191

21 Families of languages 192

22 Prefixes or prepositions 193

23 Alternations 194

24 Report on the creation of a professorship in stylistics 195

III Note on discourse (from the Orangery manuscripts) 197

IV Unde exoriar (from the Orangery manuscripts) 197

Part 4 Notes for the Course in General Linguistics

I New documents (from the Orangery manuscripts) 201

1 Immaterial nature of units of langue 201

2 Unimportance of the instrument 201

3 Langue 201

4 Semiology 201

5 Sign systems-Community 202

6 Value-Community 203

7 Geographical discontinuity 204

8 Interaction 207

II Early Documents (from the Engler edition) 207

1 Notes for the First Course (1907) 207

2 Notes for the Second Course (1908-1909) 208

2a Dualities 208

2b Whitney 209

2c Celtic languages 213

3 Notes for the Third Course (1910-1911) 214

3a Structure of the course and geographical linguistics 214

3b Analysis of the acoustic chain 231

3d Entities and segments 233

3e Arbitrariness of the sign and notion of term 233

3f Need for signs to alter; synchrony and diachrony 234

3g Linguistic value 239

A Saussure Bibliography 1970-2004 / Matthew Fires, Carol Sanders 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-327) and index.

ISBN:

019926144X

OCLC:

67240389

Publisher Number:

9780199261444

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