https://docs.google.com/document/d/16zf3TvHynqpheLWVkveK8D4boU3QD5g-PSkDq5VMgcw/edit?usp=sharingWhy was Ferdinand de Saussures semiotics such a radical theory of language? Give an example that proves Saussures theory that language is conventional, not natural.2 pages Answer the question aboveUse: Notes Below Saussures text attached Online resourcesNotes Ferdinand De Saussure Catalyst for what we call structuralism Structural Linguistics Linguistics: the scientific study of language . Language is as ever changing and not static (He sees it as a living thing)Semiology- the science of signs Langue (language) Language as a structured system operating at a particular time and place Parole (speech)Without langue, parole would be impossible He took a Synchronic approach to language rather than diachronic Diachronic Through time Study of language over time Synchronic At the same time Study of spoken language as it is used at a particular moment in timeWords are not units of self contained meaning Words are not natural, but conventionalSaussure rejects the idea of naturalism 2 pages Answer the questionUse: Notes Below Saussures text attached Online resourcesNotes Ferdinand De Saussure Catalyst for what we call structuralism Structural Linguistics Linguistics: the scientific study of language . Language is as ever changing and not static (He sees it as a living thing)Semiology- the science of signs Langue (language) Language as a structured system operating at a particular time and place Parole (speech)Without langue, parole would be impossible He took a Synchronic approach to language rather than diachronic Diachronic Through time Study of language over time Synchronic At the same time Study of spoken language as it is used at a particular moment in timeWords are not units of self contained meaning Words are not natural, but conventional