Download or read book Re-reading Saussure written by Paul J. Thibault and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saussure's theory of language is generally considered to be a formal theory of abstract sign-types and systems, separate from our individual and social practices of making meaning. In this challenging book, Thibault presents a different view of Saussure. Paying close attention to the original texts, including Cours de linguistique generale, he demonstrates that Saussure was centrally concerned with trying to formulate a theory of how meanings are made.