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unusual facts about De Saussure



Logocentrism

De Saussure (1857–1913) follows this logocentric line of thought in the development of his linguistic sign and its terminology.

Prototype theory

de Saussure's notion of concepts as purely differential: "non pas positivement par leur contenu, mais negativement par leurs rapports avec les autres termes du systeme" p. 162; not positively, in terms of their content, but negatively by contrast with other terms in the same system (tr. Harris 83).


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