poststructuralism

post·struc·tur·al·ism

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-struhk-cher-uh-liz-uh m]
- /poʊstˈstrʌk tʃər əˌlɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-struhk-cher-uh-liz-uh m]
- /poʊstˈstrʌk tʃər əˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of poststructuralism word

noun poststructuralism a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc. 1
noun poststructuralism an approach to literature that, proceeding from the tenets of structuralism, maintains that, as words have no absolute meaning, any text is open to an unlimited range of interpretations 0

See all 2 definitions of poststructuralism

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Poststructuralism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poststructuralism

poststructuralism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

poststructuralism usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Matching words

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?