Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss philosopher of semiotics.

Key Aspects:

• Explores signs, language.
• Addresses meaning, structure.
• Influences philosophy of language.

Related Concepts & Works:

• Semiotics (related movement)
• Language (parent branch)
• Sign (related concept)
• Course in General Linguistics (major work)

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Lived: 1857–1913

Tradition: Swiss

Wikidata: Q13230 — dates from this record, not from this page