Title

Language in Time

Description

If we considered language in time, without the community of speakers—imagine an isolated individual living for several centuries—we probably would notice no change; time would not influence language. Conversely, if we considered the community of speakers without consiering time, we would not see the effect of the social forces that influence language. To represent the actual facts, we must then add to our first drawing a sign to indicate passage of time.Language is no longer free, for time will allow the social forces at work on it to carry out their effects.

Designer

Saussure, Ferdinand de

Date

1916

Source

Course in General Linguistics

Bibliographic Citation

Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1959. Course in General Linguistics. Edited by Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye, in collaboration with Albert Reidlinger. Translated from the French by Wade Baskin. Philosophical Library. Page 78.

Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1916. Cours de linguistique générale. Paris: Payot.

depict things of type

English Conceptual

is composed of

English Arrows

English Circle

English Square

has attribute

English Arrow

English Solid Line

English Dash Line

use feature

English Brace

Coverage

language

time