构造主义,结构主义;[语]结构主义,结构语言学
structuralism n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse [syn: {structural linguistics}] 2: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn: {structural anthropology}] 3: a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals [syn: {structural sociology}]