Linguistic Sounds, Considered As External, Physical Phenomena

It Is Once Again The Vexing Problem Of Identity Within Variety; Without A Solution To This Disturbing Problem There Can Be No System, No Classification.

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.

When I Speak It Is In Order To Be Heard.

Speech Sounds Cannot Be Understood, Delimited, Classified And Explained Except In The Light Of The Tasks Which They Perform In Language.

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