Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Biographical Information vi
4. Editors’ Acknowledgements viii
5. Biographical Timeline ix
6. Preface: Émile Benveniste, a Linguist Who Neither Says Nor Hides, but Signifies 1
7. Translator’s Introduction 31
8. Editors’ Introduction 61
9. 1 Semiology 74
10. 2 Languages and Writing 91
11. 3 Final Lecture, Final Notes 121
12. Annex 1: Bio-bibliography of Émile Benveniste 128
13. Annex 2: The Émile Benveniste Papers 157
14. Afterword: Émile Benveniste, a Scholar’s Fate 163
15. Name Index 179
16. Subject Index 182