struc·tur·al·ism /ˈstrʌkʧərəˌlɪzəm, ˈstrʌkʃrə-/
構造主義,結構主義;[語]結構主義,結構語言學
structuralism
n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in
a text or discourse [syn: structural linguistics]
2: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social
structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn:
structural anthropology]
3: a sociological theory based on the premise that society
comes before individuals [syn: structural sociology]