The paper mainly discusses the nature of linguistic signs in Saussure's Course in General Linguistics. In the book, Saussure promoted semiology and regarded language as a system of signs and expounded the basic features of language from the aspect of semiology. In Saussure's opinion, one of the most important characteristics of linguistic signs is arbitrariness. Saussure regarded the arbitrariness of the sign as"first principle."At the same time, Saussure also discussed the linear character of the linguistic signs as well as the invariability and variability of linguistic signs.
Since the publication of Toni Morrison's Beloved,the identity of the character Beloved confuses a lot of readers and reviewers. This paper focuses on the analysis of the multiple identities of Beloved.
Death of a Salesman,American playwright Arthur Miller 's masterpiece,describes the tragic fate of Willy Loman,a middle-class salesman.Some critics claim that the play is an attack upon the"American dream"and that Willy is the victim of brutal economic system.However,on further studying the play,the writer draws the conclusion that Willy is not so much a victim of "American dream"as he is the victim of his own weakness in personality.
