In the essence of language

Book name: In the Essence of Language Author: Ferdinand de Saussure Publisher: Ibn Al-Nadim, Al-Rawafid Cultural Book classification: Studies Number of pages: 247 About the book: The text we present to the Arab reader, a precious text, is a translation and presentation. It is a text that the Arab reader is not familiar with in its contents or its unique style, as it differs entirely from the thought of de Saussure the linguist as promoted through the book Lectures in General Linguistics attributed to him. The book "In the Essence of Language" is more advanced than the book Lectures in General Linguistics, but at the same time it is behind it. It is more advanced in terms of understanding de Saussure's linguistic and semiotic thought, despite the slight difference among researchers regarding the period of its writing by de Saussure. It is, in any case, earlier than the period of the lectures that de Saussure delivered between 1907 and 1911 at the University of Geneva. This book is considered an important stage in de Saussure's project to review the scientific foundations upon which linguistics should be built. Therefore, we understand his description of this book.