logocentrism
American
[loh-guh-sen-triz-uhm]
/ ˌloʊ gəˈsɛn trɪz əm /
noun
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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.
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excessive faith in the meanings of words or their specific usages.
Other Word Forms
- logocentric adjective
- logocentrist noun
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