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 struc·tur·al·ism /ˈstrʌkʧərəˌlɪzəm, ˈstrʌkʃrə-/
 構造主義,結構主義;[語]結構主義,結構語言學

 structuralism
      n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in
           a text or discourse [syn: structural linguistics]
      2: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social
         structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn:
          structural anthropology]
      3: a sociological theory based on the premise that society
         comes before individuals [syn: structural sociology]