This work explains the link between the signified and the signifier is arbitrary and it distinguishes between "langue" and "parole."
This work cites the fact that it's impossible to cut the front side of a piece of paper without also cutting the back side to explain how sound and thought are connected. It discusses how someone can perfectly understand the board of a half-finished chess game without knowing any previous moves to differentiate between "synchronic" and "diachronic" approaches. It argued "value" can only be determined by comparing an object to something similar or dissimilar and it includes the famous "talking heads" diagram. This work explains the link between the signified and the signifier is arbitrary and it distinguishes between "langue" and "parole." Compiled by Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye based on lecture notes, for 10 points, name this foundational work of strucuralist linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure.
This work cites the fact that it's impossible to cut the front side of a piece of paper without also cutting the back side to explain how sound and thought are connected.
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