CHAP-POPULAR CULTURE(STRUCTURALISM)

Structuralism

It is a way of approaching texts and practices that is derived from the theoretical work of the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure.

Structuralism

It is a way of approaching texts and practices

Ferdinand de Saussure

He coined the Structuralism which is a way of approaching texts and practices

Structuralism

It focuses on Theory of Language

Ferdinand de Saussure

He suggests that meaning is not the result of an essential correspondence between signifiers and signified; it is rather the result of difference and relationship. Thus, meaning is produced not through a one to-one relation to things in the world, but by establishing difference.

Meaning

It is not the result of an essential correspondence between signifiers and signified rather it is the result of difference and relationship.

Establishing difference

Meaning is not the result of an essential correspondence between signifiers and signified but it is by __________________________

Structuralists

They argue that language organizes and constructs our sense of reality - different languages in effect produce different mappings of the real

Langue, Parole

What are the Two Divisions of Language?

Langue

It refers to the system of language, the rules and conventions that organize it.

Parole

It refers to the individual utterance, the individual use of language.

Diachronic Approach, Synchronic Approach

What are Two Theoretical Approaches to Linguistics by Saussure?

Diachronic Approach

Theoretical Approach to Linguistics which studies the historical development of a given language

Synchronic Approach

Theoretical Approach to Linguistics which studies a given language in one moment in time