Presumably, a child is born with langue; it is parole that he develops with language experience. Langue encompasses the abstract, systematic rules and conventions of a signifying system; it is independent of, and pre-exists, individual users . Parole refers to the concrete instances of the use of langue.
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Mister Micawbersystematic rules and conventions of a signifying systemDo you mean that we are all born with a phonological knowledge, and we know the grammatical system already before we utter them??If so why at the first period the baby makes a lot of mistakes although,normally and according to your statement he already knows the correct rules?
kunsusukiDo you mean that we are all born with a phonological knowledge, and we know the grammatical system already before we utter them?The theory says, I believe, that language is in our genes, so we do not 'know' it consciously.
Mister MicawberThe theory saysWould you please give me the theory on which you based your statement?