Course in General Linguistics

adduction affect already alternation analogy analysis appears arbitrary articulation associative became becomes belongs called certain clearly combinations common comparative comparison concept concerned connexion consider consonants contrast corresponding depends determine diachronic dialects distinction distinguish elements ending English essential established evidence evolution example exist explain express fact factors final French German give given grammatical Greek hand historical idea important impossible individual instance involved kind language later Latin laws less linguistic meaning nature necessary never object occur opposite original particular pattern period phonetic position possible present principle produced pronounced Proto-Indo-European question relations remains represented result Saussure separate sequence signal simply single social sound change speak speakers speech spelling spoken stem structure suffix syllable synchronic taken thing true units various vowel whereas whole word writing written