Which of the following figures is considered to be the father of the linguistic theory known as structuralism ?
Correct answer: B. Ferdinand de Saussure
- A. Cleanth Brooks
- B. Ferdinand de Saussure
- C. Karl Marx
- D. Sigmund Freud
Explanation
Ferdinand de Saussure established the linguistic model of signifier and signified that became foundational to structuralism. Brooks was a New Critic, while Marx and Freud founded other major theoretical traditions.
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