Ferdinand de Saussure 🔍

Saussure's structural linguistic theories, particularly his concept of the linguistic sign and the distinction between langue and parole, provided the fundamental theoretical framework for both Eco's and Dorfles' semiological investigations into culture and art.

Saussure's structural linguistics, particularly his concepts of the signifier and signified and the differential nature of language, provided the linguistic framework that Derrida appropriated and extended to develop his theories of différance and the instability of meaning.