Saussure: Signs, System and Arbitrariness

Preface Introduction 1. Saussure's work: its context and significance 2. The distinction between langue and parole 3. Language as a system of signs, I: signs, arbitrariness, linearity, and change 4. Language as a system of signs, II: diachronic and synchronic linguistics 5. Language as a system of signs, III: identities, system, and relations 6. Language as a system of signs, IV: values, differences, and reality 7. Successes and failures Notes Bibliography Index.