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Structuralism
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- 1Aims> Breaks down literature to see its basic structure
> This is what creates the meaning of a text - 2What does structuralism say about language?> Language is created by the interaction of signs
>A word is only given meaning through its relation to other words- what it doesn't mean. - 3What is a sign?> Combination of the signifier and the signified
>It is the "word", the thing that instigates the meaning - 4What is the signifier?> The object or symbol we see or hear etc (without meaning)
- 5What is the signified?> The meaning that is being given to the signifier
> The definition given the the word
> The thing we think/understand by the signifier - 6How is the structuralist argument towards language affected by culture?> Signs can change due to cultural differences between signifier and signified
> Relies on a cultural agreement of what a signifier means
>Language represents the underlying ideologies etc of a culture. - 7What is the structure of language?> Language is given meaning, the sign is given the signified, by its relationship to other words.
- 8What do structuralist see as the two types of language?1) Langue- the specified language system made up of rules and codes
2) Parole- Every day speech ie the Langue in context - 9What type of language do structuralists focus on?The Langue
- 10What does structuralism say constitutes the meaning of a text?> signs (signifier + signified) are the basic structures of literary codes- the meaning of texts
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