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Structuralism

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Fundamental concepts of structuralism
  • 3.The source of structuralism: Saussure’s Cours
    • 3.1Langue/parole/langage
    • 3.2Synchrony/diachrony
    • 3.3Language as a system
    • 3.4Signifiant/signifié/signification
    • 3.5Arbitrariness and motivation
    • 3.6Syntagmatic and associative relations
    • 3.7Internal and external linguistics
  • 4.Structuralist circles and movements
    • 4.1The Prague Circle
    • 4.2The Copenhagen Circle
    • 4.3American structuralism
  • 5.Structuralism in linguistic subdisciplines
    • 5.1Structuralism and phonology
    • 5.2Structuralism and morphosyntax
    • 5.3Structuralism and semantics
    • 5.4Structuralism and discourse analysis
  • 6.Structuralism and beyond
    • 6.1Roman Jakobson’s interdisciplinary approach
    • 6.2Eugenio Coseriu’s integrated approach
  • 7.Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 3 October 2022
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