(1908–2009), French social anthropologist. A pioneer in the use of a structuralist analysis to study cultural systems, he regarded language as an essential common denominator underlying cultural phenomena.
Definition of Lévi-Strauss, Claude in US English:
Lévi-Strauss, Claude
proper nounˌlāvē ˈstrous
(1908–2009), French social anthropologist. He regarded language as an essential common denominator underlying cultural phenomena.