Ferdinand de Saussure's structural linguistics proposes that language has two ingredients: factual references and formal structures, with meaning carried essentially by formal structures rather than factual reference.

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factual references and the other being the formal structures of language... formal structures the rules by which language functions... it's the meaning that is carried by the formal structure that's essential

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A History of Philosophy | 72 Other Phenomenologistswheatoncollege
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:12:09 AM

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