Course in general linguistics

adduction agglutination alternation analogy analysis aperture arbitrary articulation associative auditory became combinations common comparative comparison concept connexion consider consonant contrast corresponding diachronic facts diachronic linguistics dialects diphthong distinction distinguish Editorial note elements English established etymology evolution evolutionary linguistics example exist factors flexional French word German given glottis grammatical Greek historical idea important Indo-European Indo-European languages involved kind language Latin laws less linguistic sign linguistic structure linguistic units meaning nasal nature Neogrammarians noun Old High German original period phenomenon phonetic change plural popular etymology possible principle pronounced pronunciation Proto-Germanic Proto-Indo-European question recognise reconstruction relations represented result Sanskrit Saussure Saussure's semiological separate signal simply social sonant sound change sound pattern speakers speech sounds spelling spoken sequence stem suffix syllable synchronic synchronic linguistics syntagmatic Translator's note verb vocal voiceless vowel Vulgar Latin whereas whole