saussure

• Имя собственное, относящееся к швейцарскому лингвисту и специалисту по исторической лингвистике, чьи лекции заложили основы синхронической лингвистики.

A proper noun referring to a Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics.

uncountable · proper noun

1. C1formal

   Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist whose work in the early 20th century laid the foundation for many developments in linguistics and semiotics.

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   • Saussure's lectures on general linguistics were published posthumously.
   • His ideas about the arbitrary nature of the sign were revolutionary.
   • Saussure is considered the father of modern linguistics.