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English noun: structuralism

1. structuralism (cognition) linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse


Synonymsstructural linguistics


Broader (hypernym)linguistics

2. structuralism (cognition) an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena


Synonymsstructural anthropology


Broader (hypernym)theory


Part meronymanthropology

3. structuralism (cognition) a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals


Synonymsstructural sociology


Broader (hypernym)theory


Part meronymsociology









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