1. An intellectual movement and analytical method that emphasizes the importance of underlying structures in cultural phenomena, language, and social systems rather than individual elements
Structuralism in linguistics focuses on how language systems work as a whole rather than individual words.
O estruturalismo na linguística concentra-se em como os sistemas de linguagem funcionam como um todo, em vez de palavras individuais.
2. A philosophical approach that analyzes cultural products and human behavior through their underlying structural patterns
French structuralism emerged in the mid-20th century with thinkers like Claude Lévi-Strauss.
O estruturalismo francês emergiu em meados do século XX com pensadores como Claude Lévi-Strauss.