Deuxiгёme Cours De Linguistique Gг©nг©rale (1908-0... May 2026

The 1908–1909 lectures refined the foundational "dichotomies" that would later define structuralism:

: Saussure defines langue (language) as the collective, social system of signs shared by a community, while parole (speech) is the individual, psychological act of speaking. DeuxiГЁme cours de linguistique gГ©nГ©rale (1908-0...

The Second Course is notable for its rigorous separation of language analysis into two axes: Deuxième cours de linguistique generale (1908-1909) while parole (speech) is the individual