Question

Parole in Saussure’s theory refers to:

• A. The collective structure of language shared by a community
• B. The individual act of speech or expression
• C. The etymological history of words
• D. The written form of a language

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The individual act of speech or expression

In Saussure's theory, "parole" refers to the individual act of speech or expression, meaning the actual use of language by a speaker in a specific situation, as opposed to "langue" which represents the underlying system of language rules and conventions that exist independently of individual speakers.