The linguistic lesson in contemporary Western philosophical thought according to De Saussure Sehaba, Bouchenafa signifier signified linguistic sign system arbitrary According to Ferdinand de Saussure, language consists of fundamental units called linguistic signs or symbols. He pointed out that language is a system of signs, making the linguistic sign crucial in linguistic studies. The linguistic sign represents a basic unit of communication and comprises two essential aspects: the signifier and the signified. Saussure sought to move beyond the traditional concept that focuses on terms like word, expression, name, and object, introducing instead the concepts of the signifier and the signified. Thus, the linguistic sign is the complete integration of these two elements. 2024-09-10T10:34:19Z 2024-09-10T10:34:19Z 2024-07 journal article Dr. Bouchenafa Sehaba (2024). The linguistic lesson in contemporary Western philosophical thought according to De Saussure. Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers, Vol. 15(2).155-162. [DOI:10.47750/jett.2024.15.02.013] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94281 10.47750/jett.2024.15.02.013 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Universidad de Granada