Prague structuralism, Focus on function of language,importance of phonology (phoneme function),Studies how language works in communication,Language elements have functions in communication, American structuralism, Focus on structure and form,Main figures:Franz Boas, Edward Sapir,Leonard Bloomfield,Describe language as it is used, Copenhagen structuralism, Language is abstract system of relations,Introduced -Schema, Norm,Usus, Expression plane (sound),Content plane (meaning) Main figure: Louis Hjelmslev

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