Who was Leonard's contemporary and rival in linguistics?
Noam Chomsky
Ferdinand de Saussure
Edward Sapir
Jacob Grimm
Answer
Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist, was Leonard Bloomfield’s contemporary and prominent rival in the field of linguistics. Saussure is known for introducing structuralism, emphasizing language as a system of interrelated elements, and his distinction between langue (the underlying abstract linguistic system) and parole (individual speech). His ideas greatly influenced linguistics in the 20th century and continue to impact linguistic theory and analysis to this day.
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