Meaning-as-use, Grounding and Rules
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One of the central tenets of structuralism is that the sign relation, i.e. the connection between words (linguistic form) and concepts is arbitrary. Firstly, the way that linguistic material is divided into words is arbitrary, Secondly, the way that the world is divided into concepts is arbitrary. Saussure focused on the study of language as a structure (langue), as he considered the concrete use of language (parole) too unruly for scientific study.
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