Linguistic Sounds, Considered As External, Physical Phenomena

The Poetic Function Is The Set Towards The Message Itself, Focus On The Message For Its Own Sake Which By Promoting The Palpability Of Signs, Deepens The Fundamental Dichotomy Of Signs And Objects.

Bilingualism Is For Me The Fundamental Problem Of Linguistics.

The Search For The Symbolic Value Of Phonemes, Each Taken As A Whole, Runs The Risk Of Giving Rise To Ambiguous And Trivial Interpretations Because Phonemes Are Complex Entities, Bundles Of Different Distinctive Features.

Languages Differ Essentially In What They Must Convey And Not In What They May Convey.

What's Next? Shall We Appoint Elephants To Teach Zoology?