General methodological principles of Saussure

MEG - 04: Aspects of Language

ASSIGNMENT 2015- 2016

 Max. Marks: 100

Discuss the general methodological principles of Saussure. Give examples to Illustrate your answer

The foundational principles of structural functional linguistics were based on the lectures notes of the great Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, published posthumously as Cours de Linguistique Generale. These principles entered into structuralist model of linguistics and provided a turning point in the history of linguistics.  The following are the general methodological principles of Saussure.

            Langue and Parole (language structure vs speaking in a language)

While making distinctions between the linguistic system and its actual manifestation, we arrive at the crucial opposition between langue and parole. Langue is the system or structure of a language whereas parole is the activity of speaking in a language or actual speech. According to Saussure, within the whole field of linguistic activity (language), we should distinguish between the language system (langue) and speaking or writing the language (parole). The three way distinction may be understood as following:

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