Bilingualism Is For Me The Fundamental Problem

A Linguist Deaf To The Poetic Functions Of Language And A Literary Scholar Indifferent To Linguistics Are Equally Flagrant Anachronisms.

In Poetic Language, In Which The Sign As Such Takes On An Autonomous Value, This Sound Symbolism Becomes An Actual Factor And Creates A Sort Of Accompaniment To The Signified.

When I Speak It Is In Order To Be Heard.

Now The Identification Of Individual Sounds By Phonetic Observation Is An Artificial Way Of Proceeding.

The Function Of Poetry Is To Point Out That The Sign Is Not Identical To The Referent.