The First Of These Phases Is That

A Linguistic System Is A Series Of Differences Of Sound Combined With A Series Of Differences Of Ideas...

It Is Only Since Linguistics Has Become More Aware Of Its Object Of Study, I.e. Perceives The Whole Extent Of It, That It Is Evident That This Science Can Make A Contribution To A Range Of Studies That Will Be Of Interest To Almost Anyone.

The First Of These Phases Is That Of Grammar, Invented By The Greeks And Carried On Unchanged By The French. It Never Had Any Philosophical View Of A Language As Such.

The Connection Between The Signifier And The Signified Is Arbitrary.

Everyone, Left To His Own Devices, Forms An Idea About What Goes On In Language Which Is Very Far From The Truth.