Saussure

American  

[soh-syr] / soʊˈsür /

noun

1. Ferdinand de 1857–1913, Swiss linguist.

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Saussure British  

/ sosyr /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Saussurean adjective

Example Sentences

Saussure was obsessed with mountains as a focus of his research; he believed they held the key to understanding the Earth.

From The Guardian

De Saussure said most calls sought information, though an “extreme few” were aggressive.

From Seattle Times

This doesn't mean that Saussure was completely wrong about arbitrariness.

From Washington Post

Early 20th century thinkers such as Ferdinand de Saussure and Ludwig Wittgenstein were among the first who argued that language can impact the way people think and act.

From Scientific American

The Swiss linguist and thinker Ferdinand de Saussure describes language as a form of treasure that is shared with others when we speak.

From The Guardian