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Synchronic stuff—reminds me of my ol' history class in highschool (the first thing we learned). GOSH I ALSO MET SYNTAGMATIC AND ASSOCIATIVE (PRAGMATIC) IN THIS UNIT! I feel like Kreidler referenced Saussure very much. Reading this feels like rereading semantics textbook but with a lot more details to digest. I don't understand this chapter as much as the previous ones though. I'm more interested with diachronic tho!

I'd say this unit a decent read. It's lovely to see how this specific part gives an extensive explanation on the arbitrariness of language (and changes throughout the years must not be the focus of linguistics). Yet, Saussure also stated that language is unchanging. So, yeah, language has this duality. I'm happy to see the word synchronic and diachronic again, reminds me of my highschool sociology class.

I've started reading the book again and I finished the introduction! I am now trying to read purely to study briefly OR have fun; so unless it's really important, I won't take notes (this or I won't read at all, college is killing me ;-;). Well, I learned about how linguistic came to be, its relations with other sciences, how phonetics are of different realm, and why writing has its prestige! NICE READ YAHOO!

I’ve already read this but I feel I’ll be forever reading it.