What is the central idea of Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics ?

Literary Theory and Criticism 20/12/2020

A. Language is inseparable from its historical context.
B. There are five phases of linguistic development.
C. Language can be analyzed as a formal system of elements.
D. All of the above answers are correct.

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