Question

Who is the author of Course in General Linguistics ?

• A. Leonard Bloomfield
• B. Noam Chomsky
• C. Ferdinand de Saussure
• D. Edward Sapir

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Ferdinand de Saussure

Course in General Linguistics

• Published in 1916 (after his death), based on students’ lecture notes.

• It laid the foundation of structural linguistics.

• Introduced important concepts like signifier and signified and langue vs parole.