Abstract

Dynamical structuralism was a theoretical innovation in the 1970s, born of a synthesis between the mathematical works of René Thom that applied singularity theory to structuralism in biology and linguistics, and the work of structuralists such as Roman Jakobson, Claude Lévi-Strauss and Algirdas Julien Greimas. At first, dynamic structuralism was misunderstood because such a multilevel non-algebraic modelling approach to the concept of structure was unusual. However, it can be considered as quite recognized today, given that even its ancient detractors now contribute to its promotion.