ABSTRACT
The present paper aims to carry out a reading path concerning the importance of the phonic aspect of language in the legacy of Genevan master Ferdinand de Saussure. Starting from the concrete and abstract notions present in the classic book Course in General Linguistics (CLG), the concepts of phoneme, phonetics and phonology are analyzed in the work. The approach of phonic materiality in CLG is in contrast with two other important manuscript sources of the author: Writings in General Linguistics and Harvard’s manuscript Phonétique.
Key-words:
Phoneme; Phonetics; Phonology; Saussure, Ferdinand de