structuralism

Definition of Structuralism in English :

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Noun

1. structural linguistics, structuralism

linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse

structural linguistics

2. structural anthropology, structuralism

an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena

structural anthropology

3. structural sociology, structuralism

a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals

structural sociology

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Structuralism

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noun

1.

an approach to anthropology and other social sciences and to literature that interprets and analyses its material in terms of oppositions, contrasts, and hierarchical structures, esp as they might reflect universal mental characteristics or organizing principles

Compare functionalism

2.

an approach to linguistics that analyses and describes the structure of language, as distinguished from its comparative and historical aspects

Structuralism

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noun

1.

a movement for determining and analyzing the basic, relatively stable structural elements of a system, esp. in the behavioral sciences

2.

structural linguistics

Structuralism

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n.

A method of analyzing phenomena, as in anthropology, linguistics, psychology, or literature, chiefly characterized by contrasting the elemental components of the phenomena in a system of binary opposition and examining how the elemental components are combined to make larger units.

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