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This document discusses structuralism as a literary movement. It began in the 1950s with Claude Levi-Strauss and views all human activities and products as being constructed rather than natural. Structuralism holds that meaning comes from relationships within a system or structure rather than from inherent qualities. A key idea is that language constructs our perception of reality rather than just describing it. The document outlines some of the key concepts of structuralism, including that signs are arbitrary and relational, and that structures determine how elements are positioned within a whole system.

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M. K .BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY Roll No : 2 PG Enrollment No : 10141420 Structuralism as a Literary Movement Presented by: Bhumi V Joshi.
Structuralism as a literary movement Structuralism is 20th century intellectual movement. Inaugurated in the 1950 by Claude Levi- Strauss - cultural anthropologist Basically a French movement.
The Father of structuralism Ferdinand De Saussure It is the human science profound effect on linguistics, sociology, anthropology, & other fields in addition to philosophy. Structuralism holds that all human activates & its products even perception & thought itself are constructed and not nature. It closely related to Semiology , the study of sign , symbols and communication and how meaning is constructed and understood.
Language speaks us rather than we speak language.
Critic Pramad K. Nayar :
Structuralism as a general movement: 1. Every system has a structure . 2. Structuralism is what determines the position of each element of whole. 3. Structural laws deals with Co- existence rather than Changes. 4. Structures are the real things that lie beneath the surface of the appearance of meaning.
The major focuses was on the origin and development of language. The importance was given to the Diachronic Mode of study. It indicates a study of language across the time.
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Sign Sign is essentially arbitrary and that there is no natural relation between a signifier . Sign is constituted by the signifier and signified because the words has no meaning. .
Language constitutes our world and our very existence. - Saussure Meaning comes only from the context
Signifier : Signifier is the word or alphabets which are arranged in particular order and through the context image popes up in our mind
Signified : Signified is the concept that the signifier stands for. Something is already there. Signified is the mental concept because it is already in our mind.
Fundamental Elements 1. Arbitrary 2. Relational 3. Systematic
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Language constructs the basic nature of our perception or reality. Structuralism allows the structuralists to investigate the manner in which literary texts are structured. Structuralism seeks the process of meaning, & production. It even analyses how the text constructs meaning. Characteristics of structuralism :
Influence of structuralism Claude Levi-Strauss Psychoanalyst
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  • 1. M. K .BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY Roll No : 2 PG Enrollment No : 10141420 Structuralism as a Literary Movement Presented by: Bhumi V Joshi.
  • 2. Structuralism as a literary movement Structuralism is 20th century intellectual movement. Inaugurated in the 1950 by Claude Levi- Strauss - cultural anthropologist Basically a French movement.
  • 3. The Father of structuralism Ferdinand De Saussure It is the human science profound effect on linguistics, sociology, anthropology, & other fields in addition to philosophy. Structuralism holds that all human activates & its products even perception & thought itself are constructed and not nature. It closely related to Semiology , the study of sign , symbols and communication and how meaning is constructed and understood.
  • 6. Structuralism as a general movement: 1. Every system has a structure . 2. Structuralism is what determines the position of each element of whole. 3. Structural laws deals with Co- existence rather than Changes. 4. Structures are the real things that lie beneath the surface of the appearance of meaning.
  • 7. The major focuses was on the origin and development of language. The importance was given to the Diachronic Mode of study. It indicates a study of language across the time.
  • 9. Sign Sign is essentially arbitrary and that there is no natural relation between a signifier . Sign is constituted by the signifier and signified because the words has no meaning. .
  • 10. Language constitutes our world and our very existence. - Saussure Meaning comes only from the context
  • 11. Signifier : Signifier is the word or alphabets which are arranged in particular order and through the context image popes up in our mind
  • 12. Signified : Signified is the concept that the signifier stands for. Something is already there. Signified is the mental concept because it is already in our mind.
  • 13. Fundamental Elements 1. Arbitrary 2. Relational 3. Systematic
  • 18. Language constructs the basic nature of our perception or reality. Structuralism allows the structuralists to investigate the manner in which literary texts are structured. Structuralism seeks the process of meaning, & production. It even analyses how the text constructs meaning. Characteristics of structuralism :
  • 19. Influence of structuralism Claude Levi-Strauss Psychoanalyst
  • 21. Michael Foucault Philosopher