Identify the correct statements about langue and parole:
- A. Langue is the abstract system of a language — its grammar.
- B. Parole is language actually produced by users, following langue.
- C. Langue is language produced by users following parole.
- D. Parole is the abstract language system.
- E. Langue and parole are unrelated.
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Correct answer: A. A and B only
Explanation
For Saussure, langue is the shared social system and parole is individual acts of speech that draw on it. C and D reverse the terms, and the two are interdependent, not unrelated.
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