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Podcast episode 13: Interview with John Joseph on Saussure

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

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This chapter delves into Ferdinand de Saussure's influence on structuralism and its interpretations among linguists. It emphasizes his minimalist model of linguistic signs and critiques the traditional links between language and identity, reflecting a modernist shift in post-World War I linguistics.

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