linguistique
English meaning: Linguistics (science of language)
French Definition
(Français)L'étude scientifique de la langue et de sa structure. La France a apporté des contributions transformatrices à la linguistique.
English Definition
The scientific study of language and its structure. France has made transformative contributions to linguistics — Ferdinand de Saussure (structural linguistics, semiotics), Émile Benveniste (enunciation theory), and Michel Foucault (discourse analysis). French structural linguistics influenced anthropology (Lévi-Strauss), literary theory, and the social sciences globally.
Example
“Saussure, né à Genève mais formé en France, a fondé la linguistique structurale moderne.”
In English: “Saussure, born in Geneva but trained in France, founded modern structural linguistics.”
Synonyms
- science du langage
- philologie
Literary Heritage
“Le seul véritable voyage ce serait de changer de regard.”
“The only true voyage would be to change one's gaze.”
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