Cartoon Theories of Linguistics
Part 13—Langue vs. Parole
Phineas Q. Phlogiston, Ph.D.
Unintentional University of Lghtnbrgstn
Please familiarize yourself with earlier installments of Cartoon Theories of Linguistics, available in previous issues of this journal. Now, to the meat of the matter—an illustration of the most crucial distinction between Langue and Parole:
Coming up: Gricean Implicature.
References
- Culler, Jonathan. 1976. Saussure.
- de Saussure, Ferdinand. 1916. Cours de linguistique générale. Edited by C. Bally and A. Sechehaye, with the collaboration of A. Riedlinger.
- Godel, R. 1957. Les sources manuscrites du Cours de linguistique générale de F. de Saussure.
- Harris, Roy. 1987. Reading Saussure: A critical commentary on the Cours de linguistique générale.
- Joseph, John E. 2007. “The poet who could smell vowels.” The Times Literary Supplement, November 14, 2007.
- Mauro, T. de. (ed.). 1972. Edition critique du ‘Cours de linguistique générale’ de F. de Saussure.