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logocentrism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lo-go-cen-trism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The assumption that language is a fundamental or objective means of referring to reality, or that all thought and perception is ultimately based on language.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)bor. English logo- English -centrism English logocentrism From logo- + -centrism.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Inflected Forms

logocentrisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

logocentric logocentrist phallogocentrism phonocentrism

Questions

What does logocentrism mean?
The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.
Where does logocentrism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)bor. English logo- English -centrism English logocentrism From logo- + -centrism.

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