The Nature of the Linguistic Sign by Saussure

The Nature of the Linguistic Sign: Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure’s Contribution Ferdinand de Saussure, a pioneering linguist, laid the foundation for modern linguistics in his seminal work, “Cours de linguistique générale” (Course in General Linguistics), published posthumously in 1916. Compiled by his students Charles Bally and Albert Séchehaye from lecture notes, the book’s first part Read.