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Noun

1. de saussure, ferdinand de saussure, saussure

Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)

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Ferdinand de (fɛrdinɑ̃ də). 1857–1913, Swiss linguist. He pioneered structuralism in linguistics and the separation of scientific language description from historical philological studies

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Ferdiˈnand de (fɛrdiˈnɑ̃ də) ; ferdēnänˈ də) 1857-1913; Swiss linguist

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Swiss linguist. The founder of structural linguistics, he declared that there is only an arbitrary relationship between a linguistic sign and that which it signifies. The posthumously published collection of his lectures, Course in General Linguistics (1916), is a seminal work of modern linguistics.
Swiss scientist and mountaineer who made many ascents in the Alps to pursue his research in geology and meteorology. He proposed, and eventually awarded (1786), a prize for the first ascent of Mont Blanc.

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