Sunday, 24 May 2015

Ferdinand De Saussure - Litearary theory Basics

Ferdinand de Saussure introduced terms called LANGUE and PAROLE.

          Langue – set of rules in language

          Parole – is everyday speech.


Saussure’s relational theory of language:

1.                          Words existed in relation to other words

2.                         The meaning of each word was dependent upon the meaning of other words.


His principal regarding language:

         Arbitrariness: word connections by conventions

        Rationality: word makes sense to us

        Systematically: the structure of language system ensures that we recognize difference.




RUSSIAN FORMALISM…….

                                                              -to be continue



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