O SENTIMENTO DO FALANTE NOS MANUSCRITOS SAUSSURIANOS

Abstract

This article aims to address the concept of speaking subject (sujet parlant) in relation to the term feeling (sentiment), both present in Saussure's manuscript sources. The reading of Saussure’s notes allows the interpretation of the term feeling in two ways: the feeling of the speaking subjects and the feeling of the language (langue). The ambiguity promoted by the reading of the manuscripts supports the theoretical approach between speaking subject and language (langue) – both essential concepts in Saussure’s theoretical framework. Thus, the term feeling seems to operate as an epistemological principle. Such a notion underlies the problem of distinguishing linguistic units in speech, which reinforces the intrinsic relationship between langue and parole.