The Cambridge companion to Saussure / edited by Carol Sanders.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sanders, Carol, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saussure, Ferdinand de, 1857-1913.

Saussure, Ferdinand de.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Ferdinand de Saussure is widely considered to be the founder of both modern linguistics and structuralism. The first to establish the structural study of language, he identified the difference between the system of language ('Langue') and the idiosyncratic speech of individuals ('Parole'), and was first to distinguish between the 'synchronic' study of language (language at a given time), and the 'diachronic' (language as it changes through time). This Companion brings together a team of leading scholars to offer a fresh new account of Saussure's work. As well as looking at his pioneering and renowned Course in General Linguistics of 1916, they consider his lesser-known early work, his more recently-discovered manuscripts, and his influence on a range of other disciplines, such as cultural studies, philosophy, literature and semiotics. With contributions by specialists in each field, this comprehensive and accessible guide creates a unique picture of the lasting importance of Saussure's thought.

Contents:

Introduction : Saussure today / Carol Sanders

Saussure and Indo-European linguistics / Anna Morpurgo Davies

The Paris years / Carol Sanders

The making of the Cours de linguistique générale / Rudolf Engler

The linguistic sign / John E. Joseph

Langue and parole / W. Terrence Gordon

System, arbitrariness, value / Claudine Normand

Saussure and American linguistics / Julia S. Falk

Saussure and structuralist linguistics in Europe / Christian Puech

The Russian critique of Saussure / Stephen C. Hutchings

Saussure, Barthes and structuralism / Steven Unger

Saussure's anagrams / Peter Wunderli

Saussure and Derrida / Geoffrey Bennington

Saussure's unfinished semantics / Simon Bouquet

Saussure, linguistic theory and philosophy of science / Christopher Norris

Saussure's legacy in semiotics / Paul Bouissac.

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ISBN:

9780511999857 (ebook)

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