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Overview of Structural Linguistics by Boubaker GM is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1. The document discusses structural linguistics as originated by Ferdinand de Saussure. Saussure argued that language should be studied as a system (langue) focusing on the relationships between elements rather than their relationships to real world objects. 2. According to Saussure, the basic unit of language is the sign, composed of a signifier (sound or graphic image) and signified (concept or meaning). The relationship between signifier and signified is arbitrary. Meaning comes from the differences b

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Boubaker GM

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