structuralism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
  2. noun an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
  3. noun a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals

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structural linguistics

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