English noun: structuralism | |||
1. | structuralism (cognition) linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse | ||
Synonyms | structural linguistics | ||
Broader (hypernym) | linguistics | ||
2. | structuralism (cognition) an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena | ||
Synonyms | structural anthropology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | theory | ||
Part meronym | anthropology | ||
3. | structuralism (cognition) a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals | ||
Synonyms | structural sociology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | theory | ||
Part meronym | sociology | ||