Download This PaperFerdinand de Saussure's Langue/Parole Binary in the Quran
International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2020
12 Pages Posted: 4 May 2020
Date Written: April 7, 2020
Abstract
Ferdinand de Saussure’s langue/parole binary is considered one of the greatest contributions to modern linguistic theory. This study sets forth the idea that the binary opposition Saussure proposes is much similar to the distinction in the holy book of Islam, the Qur'an, between 'language', 'langue', and 'parole’, only minus scholarly and scientific linguistic theorization, which the present research aimed to provide. The study points out in the Quranic discourse a procedural distinction between langue and parole and, further, found instances in the Quran, narrative chapters in particular, that offered a model of the individual use of language (parole) in the framework of the common shared language (langue). The study investigates the significance and representation of langue/parole binary in the Quran from the perspective of Saussurian structuralist perspective and, through a semiotic analysis, reveals that the ancient Arabic text lends itself to a modern-day scientific reading.
Keywords: Langue / Parole Binary, Linguistic Theory, Quran, Ferdinand De Saussure
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