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Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) was one of the great nineteenth-century linguists, and Joseph's book, the first comprehensive biography, sheds brilliant light on his life and work. Saussure is also renowned as a key figure in the rise of structuralism, a method that profoundly influenced the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 2012, Vol.483 (7391), p.538 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) was one of the great nineteenth-century linguists, and Joseph's book, the first comprehensive biography, sheds brilliant light on his life and work. Saussure is also renowned as a key figure in the rise of structuralism, a method that profoundly influenced the social sciences by looking for a universal structure behind human behaviour and social activity. |
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ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |