Discussion
That there are differences in language has been propounded by .......................... .
Answer: B
The idea is Ferdinand de Saussure's.
Saussure's Course in General Linguistics states that 'in language there are only differences without positive terms'. A sign has value only through its difference from other signs in the system: cat means what it does because it is not bat, cap or dog.
Chomsky's generative grammar, Halliday's systemic functional linguistics and Van Valin's role and reference grammar are later theories with other central claims.
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