logocentrism

[loh-guh-sen-triz-uhm]

noun

1. a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.

2. excessive faith in the meanings of words or their specific usages.

Other Word Forms

• logocentric adjective
• logocentrist noun

Example Sentences

She is not interested in whether logocentrism subjects thought to a two-tier system or what that means in terms of ingrained bias against minorities and women.

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