The Value of the Linguistic Sign in Ferdinand de Saussureʼs Framework. Lexical-semantic Implications (I) Cover Image

Valoarea semnului lingvistic în concepția lui Ferdinand de Saussure. Implicații lexico-semantice (I)
The Value of the Linguistic Sign in Ferdinand de Saussureʼs Framework. Lexical-semantic Implications (I)

Author(s): Cristian Paşcalău
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Semiotics / Semiology, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Eon – Asociație pentru Promovarea Culturii, Artei, Educației și Cercetării Științifice
Keywords: Ferdinand de Saussure; structuralism; linguistics; semiology; linguistic sign; value;

Summary/Abstract: Our essay revisits a prominent theory in the sciences of language, namely structuralism, a paradigm that has linguistic signs at the core of its theoretical framework. In order to grasp this framework, we discuss the main concepts on which linguistic structuralism is founded: linguistic sign, signifiant/signifié, content/expression, langue/parole, diachrony/synchrony, mutability/immutability, and so forth. A special regard is given to the concept of value, by which language and linguistic signs form a system comparable to the game of chess or money and the monetary system.

  • Issue Year: 3/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 11-20
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian