Appears in the form of the author's students' lecture notes, which helped shape the thought of the twentieth century. This manuscript on general linguistics thr... » 

Appears in the form of the author's students' lecture notes, which helped shape the thought of the twentieth century. This manuscript on general linguistics throws fresh light on central aspects of his thought, including his oppositions between form and meaning, the sign and what is signified, and language (lange) and its performance (parole). «