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: He emphasizes that a sign is a two-sided psychological entity: the signifier (sound-image) and the signified (concept).

The Second Course is notable for its rigorous separation of language analysis into two axes: Deuxième cours de linguistique generale (1908-1909) DeuxiГЁme cours de linguistique gГ©nГ©rale (1908-0...

: A central tenet is that the relationship between the signifier and signified is arbitrary ; there is no natural or inherent link between a sound like "pigeon" and the bird it represents. Synchronic vs. Diachronic Perspectives : He emphasizes that a sign is a

The 1908–1909 lectures refined the foundational "dichotomies" that would later define structuralism: while parole (speech) is the individual

: Saussure defines langue (language) as the collective, social system of signs shared by a community, while parole (speech) is the individual, psychological act of speaking.