Structuralism and Saussure

Structuralism as a philosophical stance Structuralists are interested in the interrelationship between UNITS ( also called "surface phenomena," ) and RULES (the ways that units can be put together. ) In language: units are words and the rules which are the forms of grammar which order words. In different languages, the grammar rules are different, as are the words, but the structure is still the same in all languages: words are put together within a grammatical system to make meaning.

an example of this using literature ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Structuralist notions on units and rules ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Structuralist analysis posits these systems as universal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A more formal definition : a structure is any conceptual system that has the following three properties: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Saussure’ideas on linguistics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The SIGN , as union of a SIGNIFIER and a SIGNIFIED, has two main characteristics. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

II: LINGUISTIC VALUE ,[object Object],[object Object]

III.SYNTAGMATIC AND ASSOCIATIVE RELATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SYNTAGMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ASSOCIATIVE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusion: Saussure's structuralism is based upon three assumptions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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