With the publication of Problems in General Linguistics, Émile Benveniste was confirmed as one of the major references of linguistics. This edition of the course he gave at the Collège de France in 1968-1969 shows also as a master of oral, witty and accessible transmission. Over sixteen classrooms, a Benveniste at the time of their full intellectual maturity reviewing fundamental themes of his work, as the definition of the semiotic and semantic. Also brilliantly systematized theories of language and sign, with particular emphasis on the figures of Charles S. Peirce and Ferdinand de Saussure.   And for the first time addresses a central theme as writing, absent in the rest of his work. Mindful of the relationship between language, speech and thought, describes the evolution of writing in East and West, and proposes to rethink the categories of grammar and discourse analysis.   Maintained and submitted by linguists Jean-Claude Coquet and Irène Fenoglio, with a foreword by Julia Kristeva and Tzvetan Todorov afterword of this book reveals the extraordinary versatility of the author to consider both the history and structure of languages and is certainly a privileged path to better Benveniste.   Benveniste's work is always critical; desmitificadoramente, is dedicated tirelessly to break down prejudices and scholars with a relentless glare illuminate the social background of language. Roland Barthes, "Why I like Benveniste," in The whisper of language