A repercussão da distinção saussureana entre forma e substância na teoria linguística de Hjelmslev

Abstract

This article aims to discuss theoretically, from a comparative and epistemic perspective, the influence of Ferdinand de Saussure's linguistics [1857-1913] on the theoretical thought of Louis Hjelmslev [1899-1965], one of Copenhagen Linguistic Circle’s founders. Specifically, its scope is the repercussion of the distinction between form and substance elaborated by the Genevan linguist in Hjelmslevian linguistics, a theory in which the concept of form occupies a central systematic place. To accomplish this, we start with a brief definition of this distinction in Saussure's linguistic theory, observing the reasons for its institution, as well as part of its foundations. Next, we aim to understand how this differentiation systematically and epistemologically constitutes Hjelmslev's theory. With this work, we hope to bring to light, in our current situation, a set of questions surrounding two of the most important theories of general linguistics in the 20thcentury.