Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of 20th-century linguistic thought. Each was a revloutionary within his own discipline. Each had a far-reaching influence outside his own discipline. Each has given rise, idependently, to a large corpus of interpretation, translation, exegesis and criticism. Surprisingly, however, little attempt has been made hitherto to interrelate these two thinkers or make a detailed comparison of their views about language. By pointing out what their ideas have in common. In...
Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of 20th-century li...
