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struc⋅tur⋅al⋅ism
[struhk-cher-uh-liz-uh
m] 
–noun
| 1. | any theory that embodies structural principles. |
| 2. | structural anthropology. |
| 3. | structural linguistics. |
| 4. | structural psychology. |
Related forms:
struc⋅tur⋅al⋅ist, noun, adjective
struc⋅tur⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
structural linguistics
–noun
| 1. | a usually synchronic approach to language study in which a language is analyzed as an independent network of formal systems, each of which is composed of elements that are defined in terms of their contrasts with other elements in the system. |
| 2. | a school of linguistics that developed in the U.S. during the 1930s–1950s, characterized by such an approach and by an emphasis on the overt formal features of language, esp. of phonology, morphology, and syntax. |
Also called structuralism.
structural psychology
–noun
| psychology centering on the analysis of the structure or content of conscious mental states by introspective methods. |
Also called structuralism.
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| struc·tur·al·ism (strŭk'chər-ə-lĭz'əm) n.
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Main Entry: struc·tur·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'str&k-ch&-r&-"liz-&m, 'str&k-shr&-
Function: noun
: psychologyconcerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
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