According to Saussure, what is the minimum number of persons needed to complete the speaking-circuit?
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Correct answer: B. Two
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Course in General Linguistics (1916): 'at least two persons' are needed. The circuit runs from concept to sound-image (psychological), to phonation (physiological), to sound waves (physical), and back the other way in the listener.
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