Course in general linguistics
by Ferdinand de Saussure
- New Delhi Bloomsbury 2019
- 281 p.
Table of contents:
Introduction: Saussure and His Contexts; Course in General Linguistics; Translator's Introduction; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction;
Chapter I.A Glance at the History of Linguistics;
Chapter II. Subject Matter and Scope of Linguistics; Its Relations with Other Sciences;
Chapter III. The Object of Linguistics;
Chapter IV. Linguistics of Language and Linguistics of Speaking;
Chapter V. Internal and External Elements of Language;
Chapter VI. Graphic Representation of Language.
Chapter VII. Phonology;
Appendix: Principles of Phonology;
Chapter I. Phonological Species;
Chapter II. Phonemes in the Spoken Chain; Part One: General Principles;
Chapter I. Nature of the Linguistic Sign; Chapter II. Immutability and Mutability of the Sign; Chapter III. Static and Evolutionary Linguistics; Part Two: Synchronic Linguistics; Chapter I. Generalities; Chapter II. The Concrete Entities of Language; Chapter III. Identities, Realities, Values; Chapter IV. Linguistic Value; Chapter V. Syntagmatic and Associative Relations; Chapter VI. Mechanism of Language. Chapter VII. Grammar and Its Subdivisions; Chapter VIII. Role of Abstract Entities in Grammar; Part Three: Diachronic Linguistics; Chapter I. Generalities; Chapter II. Phonetic Changes; Chapter III. Grammatical Consequences of Phonetic Evolution; Chapter IV. Analogy; Chapter V. Analogy and Evolution; Chapter VI. Folk Etymology; Chapter VII. Agglutination; Chapter VIII. Diachronic Unities, Identities, and Realities;
Appendices to Parts Three and Four; Part Four: Geographical Linguistics; Chapter I. Concerning the Diversity of Languages; Chapter II. Complication of Geographical Diversity. Chapter III. Causes of Geographical Diversity; Chapter IV. Spread of Linguistic Waves; Part Five: Concerning Retrospective Linguistics; Chapter I. The Two Perspectives of Diachronic Linguistics; Chapter II. The Oldest Language and the Prototype; Chapter III. Reconstructions; Chapter IV. The Contribution of Language to Anthropology and Prehistory; Chapter V. Language Families and Linguistic Types; Errata; Notes; Works Cited; Index.