The course of general linguistics is the last discipline of the linguistic cycle studied at the philological faculties of universities .. Its goal is to introduce students to the range of basic theories of modern linguistics. Discuss the main topic, Objectives , Methods of scientific research , [CM ) give a clear idea of the history of the development of linguistic thought (from ancient times to the beginning of the 21st century) and the existing linguistic trends and schools of the 20th century to reveal the continuity of the concepts of outstanding linguists, to assess the role of previous stages in the development of linguistics, in the formation of domestic and foreign linguistics