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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > key people in anthropology > Ferdinand de Saussure
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > key people in social theory > Ferdinand de Saussure
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > French social theory > Ferdinand de Saussure
social science subjects > linguistics > key people in linguistics > Ferdinand de Saussure

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Ferdinand de Saussure  

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  • Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913) was a Swiss linguist whose ideas about the scientific study of language provided the basis for what came to be known as structuralism. In the field of linguistics proper, he is widely recognized as the father of 20th-century linguistics. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Saussure, Ferdinand De]

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