1st Edition

An Analysis of Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics

By Laura Key, Brittany Pheiffer Noble Copyright 2017
110 Pages
by Macat Library

110 Pages
by Macat Library

100 Pages
by Macat Library

Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics is one of the most influential texts of the 20th-century – an astonishing feat for what is, at heart, a series of deeply technical lectures about the structure of human languages. What the Course’s vast influence shows, fundamentally, is the power of good interpretative skills. The interpretative tasks of laying down and clarifying... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who was Ferdinand de Saussure? 

What does Course in General Linguistics Say? 

Why does Course in General Linguistics Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem  

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas  

Module 7: Achievement  

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses  

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next?  

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Laura Key, Brittany Pheiffer Noble