Literary Reading through a Linguistic Context

Question 1

of or relating to language or the study of language

Answer 1

linguistic

Question 2

the study of how linguistic elements form phrases, clauses, or sentences

Answer 2

syntax

Question 3

a literary theory that links a text to a larger structure

Answer 3

structuralism

Question 4

a school of literary theory focused on structure through which a text is examined without regard for exterior influences

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formalism

Question 5

a school of literary theory that examines underlying structures in a text that may have varied interpretations

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post structuralism

Question 6

relays the texts being examined to a larger structure

Answer 6

Structuralism

Question 7

is a school of literary criticism and literary theory that focuses on the structure of a particular text

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Formalism (or New Criticism)

Question 8

In the linguistic context, there may be underlying structures that may have different interpretations based on how the words or phrases were used in the text.

Answer 8

Poststructuralism