logocentrism
Meanings
noun
- The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit.
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From logo- + -centrism.
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