REINTERPRETATION OF THE TERM LANGAGE AS A HUMAN CAPACITY (AFTER THE “NEW” F. DE SAUSSEUR)

Abstract

The article focuses on the basic subject of linguistics — langage. The result of the following research has been introduced: the functioning of all the word pairs with the word langage, which did not stand within the scientific concept of F. de Saussure as fully legitimate terms or concepts, or the term langage is all-sufficient and does not require attributive specifications. The theoretical generalizations have been made based on the material that was found in 1996 manuscript unknown to the science before. New autobiographical materials contain unmistakable references to the Swiss linguist referring to the fact that langage suggests not just the ability of a human being and not a one-off activity based on such ability, but the integral realization of the lingual capability in practice.