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''Langue'' is the [[object]] of [[semiology]], or the [[science]] that studies the life of [[sign]]s within society.
''Parole'', in contrast, refers to the individual aspect of [[language]], or to the actual manifestations of ''langue'' in individual [[speech actsact]]s.
The relationship between ''langue'' and ''parole'' takes the form of a [[dialectic]]: at the level of ''parole'' individuals are creative agents whose linguistic innovations can modify ''langue'', but only by becoming impersonal elements of a system over which individuals have no control.
The [[dialectic]] between the two aspects of [[language]] is the motor-force behind linguistic evolution.
