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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAUSSURE

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAUSSURE

Saussure play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAUSSURE

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Saussure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAUSSURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Saussure

People of the surname Saussure or de Saussure include ▪ Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and Alpine traveller ▪ Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure, chemist, son of Horace-Bénédict, and brother of Albertine ▪ Albertine Necker de Saussure, Swiss writer, educationalist, and advocate of education for women, daughter of Horace-Bénédict, and sister of Nicolas-Théodore ▪ Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Swiss mineralogist and entomologist, and father of Ferdinand, Léopold and René. ▪ Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist, brother of Léopold and René ▪ Léopold de Saussure, sinologist, astronomer, French Naval Officer, brother of Ferdinand and René ▪ René de Saussure, Swiss Esperantist and scientist, brother of Ferdinand and Léopold ▪ Hermine de Saussure, female sailing pioneer and scholar, specialist of Jean-Jacques Rousseau daughter of Léopold and mother of Delphine Seyrig ▪ Éric de Saussure, Swiss artist and member of the Taizé Community ▪ Henry William de Saussure American lawyer, State legislator from South Carolina, President of the U.S. Mint ▪ William F. De Saussure, U.S.

Definition of Saussure in the English dictionary

The definition of Saussure in the dictionary is Ferdinand de. 1857–1913, Swiss linguist. He pioneered structuralism in linguistics and the separation of scientific language description from historical philological studies.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAUSSURE

Saussurean
saussurite
saussuritic
saut
sauterne
Sauternes
sautoir
sauve qui peut
Sauvignon Blanc
sav
Sava
savable
savableness
savage
Savage Island

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAUSSURE

acupressure
air pressure
assure
atmospheric pressure
back pressure
blood pressure
chaussure
commissure
fissure
high pressure
high-pressure
low-pressure
oil pressure
osmotic pressure
overpressure
partial pressure
peer pressure
pressure
reassure
to be sure
tyre pressure

Synonyms and antonyms of Saussure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Saussure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAUSSURE

Find out the translation of Saussure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Saussure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Saussure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

索绪尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Saussure
570 millions of speakers

English

Saussure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सौसर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سوسير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Соссюр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Saussure
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Saussure
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Saussure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saussure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Saussure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソシュール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소시 에르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saussure
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Saussure
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாஸ்ஸர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Saussure
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saussure
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Saussure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Saussure
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Соссюр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Saussure
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Saussure
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Saussure
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Saussure
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Saussure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Saussure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAUSSURE»

The term «Saussure» is regularly used and occupies the 88.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAUSSURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Saussure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAUSSURE»

Discover the use of Saussure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Saussure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Course in General Linguistics
Translation of Cours de linguistique generale.
Ferdinand de Saussure, Perry Meisel, Haun Saussy, 2013
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Saussure: Signs, System and Arbitrariness
This book offers a critical assessment of Saussure's central ideas.
David Holdcroft, 1991
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Saussure
John Joseph intersperses all these discussions with accounts of Saussure's research and the courses he taught highlighting the ways in which knowing about his friendships and family history can help us understand not only his thoughts and ...
John E. Joseph, 2012
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Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein: How to Play Games with ...
Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought.
Roy Harris, 1990
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Saussure: A Guide For The Perplexed
Introduces the reader to the ways in which Saussure developed his revolutionary insights on language in the context of the linguistics of his time.
Paul Bouissac, 2010
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The Cambridge Companion to Saussure
A team of leading scholars look at the influential work of Ferdinand de Saussure.
Carol Sanders, 2004
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What If Derrida was Wrong about Saussure?
This book is an examination of Derrida's philosophical reconstruction of Saussurean linguistics, of the paradigm shift from structuralism to post-structuralism, and of the consequences that continue to resonate in every field of the ...
Russell Daylight, 2011
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Saussure and his interpreters
This book is the first major reassessment of the reception of Saussure's ideas in the academic world of the twentieth century.
Roy Harris, 2003
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Re-reading Saussure: The Dynamics of Signs in Social Life
Saussure accomplishes an important step in this direction. This may seem a paradoxical and contradictory step for a phenomenon (language) which is so immediately and intimately connected to everyday human activity. The point is that the ...
Paul J. Thibault, 2013
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Beyond Pure Reason: Ferdinand de Saussure's Philosophy of ...
Advancing a radical new understanding of Saussure, Gasparov reveals aspects of the intellectual's work previously overlooked by both his followers and his postmodern critics.
B. Gasparov, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAUSSURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Saussure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Parochial Structuralism
As is well known, much of Levi-Strauss' theory arises from Saussure's linguistic “structuralism”: “Lévi-Strauss' work in anthropology would be profoundly ... «First Things, Jul 15»
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Historic Glimpse At CO2 & The Atmosphere: Perlin Interview
Saussure then built what he called a helio-thermometer and later became popularly ... Saussure's success with this new solar device led to him attempting to ... «CleanTechnica, Jun 15»
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French bartender wins Noilly Prat Martini global challenge
Bartender Romain de Saussure from Prescription Cocktail Club in Paris is off on an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City after winning a global competition for ... «Bar Magazine, May 15»
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#10Cosas que debes saber sobre Ferdinand de Saussure [Video]
Ferdinand de Saussure , el padre de la lingüística moderna, es recordado por abrir una nueva perspectiva dentro del estudio de la lengua. Desde muy joven ... «Diario Perú21, May 15»
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Era of banking secrecy is over: Swiss banker
De Saussure, chairman of Banque Pictet & Cie, urged Lebanon to learn from the experience of Swiss banking. RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. «The Daily Star, Mar 15»
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HOMAGE TO HAUSSMANN / ZAC Saussure Pont-Cardinet Îlot 4.2 …
LAN (Local Architecture Network) was founded by Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano in 2002 with the intent of exploring architecture as the intersection of ... «Archinect, Feb 15»
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Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Vater des modernen Alpinismus
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure ist durch halb Europa marschiert und auf unzählige Berge gestiegen, um anhand der unterschiedlichen Felsformationen die ... «Deutschlandfunk, Feb 15»
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Logements rue de Saussure à Paris (17e), par LAN
Impossible de ne pas s'arrêter devant le sombre immeuble posé par l'agence LAN (Umberto Napolitano et Benoit Jallon) en lisière de la ZAC Clichy-Batignolles ... «Moniteur, Oct 14»
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Pictet Lures Competitors' Clients in Swiss Bank Turmoil
“Every day we acquire clients coming from banks that are in difficulty, or being reorganized, restructured, sold or merged,” Senior Partner Jacques de Saussure, ... «Bloomberg, Aug 14»
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Jacques de Saussure: «C'est un millésime moyen»
Associé senior de la Banque Pictet, Jacques de Saussure affirme qu'avec la publication de ces chiffres, «nous perdons quelque chose de spécial». (David ... «Le Temps, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Saussure [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/saussure>. May 2024 ».
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