Saussure: language as social fact

The study of 19th-century historical linguistics some existing concept of inappropriate language, Saussure recognized the need to clarify the essence of language is proposed language is a social fact that far-reaching, it fails to arouse sufficient attention to contemporary scholars, thesis. The activities of his speech as a starting point, the relatively abstract language and speech, and argues the language as a social fact of the similarities and differences with other social systems. Saussure's exposition will help limit the linguistic study of a real object, and recognize the nature of linguistic signs, which will lead a new linguistic

 Against some improper notions of language held in the historical linguistics in the nineteenth century, Saussure finds it necessary to identify the nature of language. Saussure asserts that language, precisely langue, is a social fact, a viewpoint far-reaching yet largely neglected by scholars at his time. An elaborate analysis of language leads Saussure to extract langue in contrast to parole and then to address the similarities and dissimilarities between langue and other institutions. Saussure's elaboration on language as a social fact helps to define the real object of linguistics and identify the nature of linguistic sign, thus orienting linguistics towards a new horizon. 

Ferdinand de Saussure (Saussure) in the 'Course in General Linguistics' in the several references to the proposition that language is a social fact. Perhaps because of his exposition is more fragmented, the lack of systematic, this proposition has failed to arouse sufficient interest contemporary scholars. In fact, Saussure's linguistic theory of social facts are not simply a general discussion, but rather implies a profound ideological content of the proposition, derived from his view of language was a profound historical linguistics reflection by Whitney (Whitney ) the impact of linguistic thought and sociological method of great debate at the time of infection. 

                                                                    Ferdinand de Saussure