Derrida and Structural Linguistics – a reading of chapter 1 of Gramatology

Authors

  • Alcides Cardoso dos Santos Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1124-2246

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v47i2.2058

Keywords:

Saussure, Derrida, “gramme”, difference, value

Abstract

In his reading of the Course in General Linguistics, Derrida praises Saussure’s statement of the arbitrary and differential nature of the linguistic sign as a great achievement. However, Derrida also notices that if, on the one hand, the concept of difference was fundamental to enable Saussure to break with a naturalistic conception of language, on the other hand, by introducing the concept of value and hypostasizing the superiority of speech over writing, Saussure echoes western metaphysics’ binary and hierarchical thought. Departing from Saussurian linguistics, Derrida proposes, then, a science of the “gramme” as a deconstruction of the original violence generated by the concept of value.

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Published

2018-10-17

How to Cite

Cardoso dos Santos, A. (2018). Derrida and Structural Linguistics – a reading of chapter 1 of Gramatology. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 47(2), 474–484. https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v47i2.2058

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Filosofia da Linguagem