Scribd
Upload
802 views2 pages

Structural Linguistics

Structural linguistics is a method of linguistic analysis that was developed in the 20th century by thinkers like Ferdinand de Saussure. It views language as a system of signs whose elements derive meaning not from their relation to real-world objects but from their relation to other linguistic elements. Structural linguistics distinguishes between langue, the formal rules of a language, and parole, how language is used in specific situations. It also influenced theories like Noam Chomsky's idea of a universal human grammar. Structuralism aimed to develop a universal theory applicable across human activities, and was applied by thinkers like Claude Levi-Strauss and Roland Barthes.

Uploaded by

Jeanpaul Blanchard
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
802 views2 pages

Structural Linguistics

Structural linguistics is a method of linguistic analysis that was developed in the 20th century by thinkers like Ferdinand de Saussure. It views language as a system of signs whose elements derive meaning not from their relation to real-world objects but from their relation to other linguistic elements. Structural linguistics distinguishes between langue, the formal rules of a language, and parole, how language is used in specific situations. It also influenced theories like Noam Chomsky's idea of a universal human grammar. Structuralism aimed to develop a universal theory applicable across human activities, and was applied by thinkers like Claude Levi-Strauss and Roland Barthes.

Uploaded by

Jeanpaul Blanchard
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Structural Linguistics

What does mean Structuralism or also known as


Structural Linguistics ?
in the twentieth-century, intellectual movements appeared with a
filed in linguistics called structural linguistics which is a method or
philosophy that studies above all language, society, art and
literature . Various thinkers contributed to its development by
creating different communication theories such as the swiss
Ferdinand De Saussure who is considered as the founding father of
the structuralist method of the analysis .

The communication theory called structural linguistics :


It is based on the principle that there is no apparent relationship
between language and what that language represents. Rather than
thinking of language as a map placed onto reality, structural
linguistics suggests it is perhaps more accurate to think of language
as a parallel reality separate from our physical world because there
was no relationship between the reality we see and the one language
exists and the only distinctions between words, phrases and any
other unit of language are the differences between them .

According to De Saussure . The word carrot produces a picture in


your head simply because there is no other word that makes it agree
of meaning between individuals is essential for exchange of ideas to
occur .For example, paper currency has no value except the one that
we collectively agreed to.

There are other differences we use ,such as the sounds that


distinguished cat and bat or the structural differences that distinguish
[Texte]
run from will run structural linguistics distinguishes between formal
language called langue and speech called parole formal language has
stricter rules and greater synchrony or is more stable and changes
slowly over time. parole on the other hand,has diachrony or varies
from situation to situation. The colloquial use of words such as like or
you know and other slang are examples of diachrony

In addition, an idea called generative grammar created by linguist


and philosopher Noam Chomsky states that there is a universal
grammar humans are born with. That allows us to create and
understand spoken language only limited by our vocabulary. It also
allows us to have discourse, which explains the way exchanges of
ideas can change our realities and shape our perspective.

In the case of Roland Barthes , the overall project of structuralism


was to develop a universal semi ology or a theory of science
applicable to all areas of human activity. By the late 1940s, Claude
Levi Strauss was applying the lessons of what he called the
Copernican Revolution brought about by structural linguistics to the
analysis of both kinship system and mythology. His analysis of both is
based upon the classically structuralist thesis that the relations
between observable phenomena are more important than the
phenomena themselves. In the literary domain. Structuralism has
been a very productive theory.

[Texte]

You might also like