name
Saussure
soh-SYUR
soʊˈsjʊərListen
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Syllable breakdown
Saussure
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Swiss surname.
- Meaning
- Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913), Swiss linguist widely regarded as the father of modern linguistics; his Course in General Linguistics introduced the distinction between langue and parole.
Common mispronunciations
SOH-soorSAW-syoor
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