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The Course In General Linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure - Quiz
Contributed by: Drake
  • 1. What does Saussure emphasize as the fundamental unit of language?
A) Sentence
B) Sign
C) Phrase
D) Word
  • 2. In Saussure's model, what are the two components of a sign?
A) Lexeme and Syntax
B) Signifier and Signified
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. The relationship between a word and its meaning is characterized by:
A) Arbitrariness
B) Directness
C) Necessity
D) Transparency
  • 5. Saussure's work laid the foundation for which field of study?
A) Structuralism
B) Behaviorism
C) Pragmatics
D) Functionalism
  • 6. 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 developement over time
D) Language style and dialect
  • 7. What does Saussure mean by the term 'semiology'?
A) The study of signs
B) The study of phonetics
C) The study of syntax
D) The study of morphology
  • 8. One of the key points of Saussure’s theory is that meaning is derived from _____
A) Differences within the system
B) Historical usage
C) Cultural context
D) The object itself
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