what is structuralism

structuralism
structuralisms
Noun
1. linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse

(synonym) structural linguistics

(hypernym) linguistics

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

(synonym) structural anthropology

(hypernym) theory

(part-holonym) anthropology

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

(synonym) structural sociology

(hypernym) theory

(part-holonym) sociology

结构主义
1. A method of analyzing phenomena, as in anthropology, linguistics, psychology, or literature, chiefly characterized by contrasting the elemental structures of the phenomena in a system of binary opposition.
2. A school that advocates and employs such a method.