Question

Saussure’s concept of langue and parole is part of which linguistic approach?

• A. Generative grammar
• B. Structuralism
• C. Pragmatics
• D. Sociolinguistics

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Structuralism

• Saussure's concept of "langue" and "parole" is considered part of the structuralist linguistic approach. 

• Saussure, considered the founder of modern structural linguistics, distinguished between "langue" (the underlying system of language) and "parole" (the individual act of speaking), and this distinction is a key element of the structuralist perspective which focuses on analyzing language as a system of interconnected parts.