structuralism
[ struhk-cher-uh-liz-uh m ]
/ ˈstrʌk tʃər əˌlɪz əm /
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noun
any theory that embodies structural principles.
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Origin of structuralism
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According to François Dosse, the author of a monumental History of Structuralism, 1966 marked the high tide of this new paradigm.
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structuralism
/ (ˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
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 principlesCompare functionalism
an approach to linguistics that analyses and describes the structure of language, as distinguished from its comparative and historical aspects
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structuralism
1907, originally in psychology; see structural + -ism.
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