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Podcast episode 13: Interview with John Joseph on Saussure

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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Expanding Linguistic Understanding Beyond Saussure

This chapter explores the impact of Saussure on linguistics, focusing on Firth's efforts to broaden the understanding of meaning beyond language structure. It also critiques Saussure's limitations regarding the separation of linguistic meaning from its social context.

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