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The Course In General Linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure
  • 1. What does Saussure emphasize as the fundamental unit of language?
A) Sign
B) Phrase
C) Sentence
D) Word
  • 2. In Saussure's model, what are the two components of a sign?
A) Signifier and Signified
B) Lexeme and Syntax
C) Subject and Predicate
D) Morpheme and Phoneme
  • 3. Saussure believed that the relationship between the signifier and signified is:
A) Arbitrary
B) Universal
C) Natural
D) Fixed
  • 4. What does 'synchrony' refer to in Saussure's linguistic theory?
A) Language structure and form
B) Language at a specific point in time
C) Language style and dialect
D) Language developement over time
  • 5. What does Saussure mean by the term 'semiology'?
A) The study of signs
B) The study of syntax
C) The study of morphology
D) The study of phonetics
  • 6. One of the key points of Saussure’s theory is that meaning is derived from _____
A) Cultural context
B) The object itself
C) Differences within the system
D) Historical usage
  • 7. The relationship between a word and its meaning is characterized by:
A) Necessity
B) Transparency
C) Directness
D) Arbitrariness
  • 8. Saussure's work laid the foundation for which field of study?
A) Pragmatics
B) Functionalism
C) Behaviorism
D) Structuralism
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