语言学课件 Chapter 12 Theories and Schools of Modern Linguistics.pptVIP

Chapter 12 Theories and Schools of Modern Linguistics Introduction Modern linguistics began from the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, who is often described as the “father of modern linguistics”. During the years between 1907 to 1911, Saussure lectured on general linguistics in the University of Geneva. After he died in 1913, two of his students collected lecture notes from students and put them together to produce the great work, Course in General Linguistics, in 1916. This book became the most important source of Saussure’s ideas and of his influence upon succeeding generations of ling