二元对立原则(Binary Opposition)是结构主义语言学的基本概念,认为系统中各要素的价值取决于它与系统中其他要素的联系和差别,而系统的意义就在于对其中任一要素的分析都必须以要素间的关系为出发点。这意味着在一个有意义的系统中,总是能分析出若干成对的概念。正是这些成对的概念使得我们更有效地认知系统中的某一概念和描述整个系统。最基本的如“男/女”“父母/子女”等概念,更抽象的如 Binary Opposition is the basic concept of structuralist linguistics. It holds that the value of each factor in the system depends on the connection and difference between it and other elements in the system. The significance of the system lies in the analysis of any one of them All must be based on the relationship between elements as a starting point. This means that in a meaningful system, there are always pairs of concepts that can be analyzed. It is these twin concepts that allow us to more effectively recognize a concept in the system and describe the system as a whole. The most basic, such as “male / female ” “parent / child ” and other concepts, more abstract