Later and only at the beginning of the 19th century, if we are That is, dominated by a preoccupation with laying down rules,Īnd distinguishing between a certain allegedly 'correct' languageĪnd another, allegedly 'incorrect' which straight away precludesĪny broader view of the language phenomenon as a whole. All traditional grammar is normative grammar, Had any philosophical view of a language as such. The first of these phases is that of grammar, inventedīy the Greeks and carried on unchanged by the French. Three successive approaches adopted by those who took a languageĪs an object of study. The course will deal with linguistics proper, not with Introductory chapter: Brief survey of the history of linguistics Reproduced here are the first few and last few pages of what are notes taken by a student of Saussure's lectures. Source: Saussure's Third Course of Lectures on General Linghuistics (1910-1911) publ. Saussure's Lectures on General Linguisticsįerdinand de Saussure (1910) Third Course of Lectures on General Linguistics
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