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

AGenerative grammar

BStructuralism

CPragmatics

DSociolinguistics

Answer:

B. Structuralism

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  • 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. 


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