What is a sign? Saussure's famous diagrams make it clear enough.

符号是什么，让我们来看看索绪尔有名的图标。

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We have to try to figure out what Saussure is up to.

我们现在来讨论索绪尔。

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I don't know it positively. I'm about to give an example of this which I hope will flesh out what I'm trying to get across; let's look at a couple of passages in Saussure that may make the point.

不能主动地认识,更具体地举例来说;,我们来看看索绪尔是怎么论述这一点的。

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