Understanding Structuralism

What is the primary aim of structuralism as a method?

• To disregard the interrelationship of particulars

• To understand events by their underlying structural laws

• To analyze isolated events through their content

• To focus on the surface manifestations of meaning

According to Ferdinand de Saussure, how should language be analyzed?

• By its external references

• By its internal structures

• By its historical development

• By its cultural significance

What does Saussure's concept of a sign consist of?

• A signifier and a signified

• A sound and its interpretation

• A word and its meaning

• A symbol and its context

What was Roland Barthes' goal in structuralism?

• To develop a universal semiology

• To disregard the theory of signs

• To focus solely on linguistics

• To analyze only kinship systems

In the literary domain, what does structuralism primarily explore?

• Narrative grammars and literature's workings

• The author's personal life

• The economic impact of literature

• The historical context of texts