Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Ferdinand de Saussure
Born: November 26, 1857
Died: February 22, 1913 (aged 55)
Bio: Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure was a Swiss linguist and semiotician. His ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments both in linguistics and semiology in the 20th century.
Known for:
- Course in General Linguistics
- Ecrits de linguistique générale
- Premier cours de linguistique generale
- De l'emploi du génitif absolu en sanscrit (1881)