Saussure: signs, system and arbitrariness

Auteur :
Holdcroft, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521339186
Date de publication :
26 avr. 1991
Dimensions :
21,5 x 13,7 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
353 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Professor Holdcroft's book expounds and elaborates Saussure's central ideas – that the primary object in studying a language is the state of that language at a particular time – a so-called synchronic study. It also offers a critical assessment of them, arguing that many of Saussure's claims are either questionable or have been misunderstood.