structural linguistics in English
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the branch of linguistics that deals with language as a system of interrelated structures, in particular the theories and methods of Leonard Bloomfield, emphasizing the accurate identification of syntactic and lexical form as opposed to meaning and historical development.
Ricoeur relies frankly on Kant in this discussion, which brings together Freud, structural linguistics and semantic theory.
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1. 16 In borrowing from structural linguistics the early structuralists took on the task of analysing signs and systems of signification.
2. In borrowing from structural linguistics the early structuralists took on the task of analysing signs and systems of signification. Sentencedict.com
3. Leonard Bloomfield (April 1, 1887 – April 18, 1949) was an American linguist who led the development of structural linguistics in the United States during the 1930s and the 1940s