Saussure Signs, System and Arbitrariness |
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| Author:
| Holdcroft, David |
| Contribution by:
| Pippin, Robert B. |
| Series title: | Modern European Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-32618-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1991 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $101.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.