*** Please note: these are live lecture recordings, so the sound quality is sometimes not ideal. However, I hope to replace these with studio recordings within the next couple of months. ***
This is the first part of the 'Introduction to English Linguistics I' lecture by Thomas Hoffmann (Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) on 'Properties of Language'.
In this video, Saussure's notion of language as a system is discussed and the two fundamental unit finding principles (paradigmatic substitution and syntagmatic relationships) are introduced.
