What is meant by the term 'structuralism'? What is Saussure's Structuralist theory of the sign? It must at first be stated that the term 'structuralism' is not only applicable to literature, but also philosophy and psychology, and many of the social sciences. It is important to acknowledge this since thorough out the essay references will be made to as many of these disciplines as possible where appropriate. 'Structuralists' will look at 'surface phenomena' and the …showed first 75 words of 1829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1829 total…complete units which separately are negative but when compared in whole, or as the 'sign' the condition each other' (page89) and thus are used to express the linguistic system as a form. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1)<Tab/>Literary Theory: An Anthology, Rivkin and Ryan, Blackwell 1998 2)<Tab/>Saussure, Jonathan Culler 3)<Tab/>Critical Terms for Literary Study, Frank Lentriccia and Thomas McLaughlin, The University of Chicago Press Ltd 1990