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