Abstract:

One of the most important characteristics of man is his ability to speak. It is easily seen that speaking is a skill that determines almost every life of a person, beyond just being a communication tool. Language systems, on the other hand, have been a subject of curiosity since the early ages, but also brought along many debates. These discussions are mainly shaped around the sound-meaning relationship and the semantic dimensions of this relationship. The linguist Ferdinand de Saussure is considered to be the initiator of modern linguistic studies and discussions. Saussure's theory, which was put forward at the beginning of the 20th century and called structuralism, is revolutionary in linguistics studies. Structuralism theory has been the initiator of many discussions as well as bringing new approaches to language studies. The focus of these discussions is questions about sound-meaning relations. A satisfactory answer has not yet been found to the questions of how to make sense of the word or sound as one of the two elements of the language sign, or what kind of a relationship there is between the changes of the sign and the changes of the meaning. In this article, the sound-meaning relationship will be discussed within the framework of Ferdinand de Saussure's theory of structuralism.

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