Moscow Linguistic Circle

The Moscow Linguistic Circle was a group of Soviet linguists and scholars active in the 1920s and 1930s, focused on analyzing language structure and meaning. They emphasized understanding language as a social tool, exploring how words relate to each other and to reality. Drawing inspiration from earlier European linguists, they developed theories that highlighted the functional and systematic aspects of language, influencing later linguistic and semiotic studies. Their work contributed to the scientific study of language within the Soviet context, promoting a disciplined approach to understanding how language reflects human thought and societal organization.