de saussure

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Noun de saussure has 1 sense

de Saussure, Ferdinand de Saussure, Saussure - Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
--₁ is a kind of linguist, polyglot

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de Saussure

Description:

de Saussure commonly refers to Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913), a Swiss linguist and semiotician. He is often regarded as the founding father of modern linguistics.

Sample Sentences:

Numerous linguistic theories have been greatly influenced by the works of de Saussure.
In his seminal book, Course in General Linguistics, de Saussure proposed a sharp distinction between langue and parole.
Studying de Saussure's ideas is crucial for any serious student of linguistics.
De Saussure's notion of the signifier and the signified revolutionized the field of semiotics.

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