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Lacanian is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lacanian meaning

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).

Using Lacanian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).
  • In the example corpus, lacanian often appears in combinations such as: the lacanian.

Context around Lacanian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

ideas 1× analyst 1× psychoanalysis 1× notion 1× psychoanalytic 1× emphasis 1× scholars 1×

Sentence patterns with Lacanian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

208 however lacanian scholars have 1× after the lacanian notion of 1× dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis p 1× jungian and lacanian ideas 1× that the lacanian analyst never 1× there are lacanian psychoanalytic societies 1× within this lacanian emphasis freud 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cornélius castoriadis in 1× evans dylan an 1× from a psychoanalytical 1× hair in the 1× ian ousby ed 1× waugh p 208 1×

Common sentence endings:

and lacanian ideas 1× contemporary film analysis 1× method or concept 1× on his work 1× style and figuration 1× than less time 1×

Words around Lacanian

Just before it in the word index:

lacandons 2 lacandon 12 lacanau 2 lacan 73 lacamoire 2 lacamas 8

Just after it in the word index:

lacapra 2 lacasse 13 lacassie 2 lacaud 2 lacava 11 lacawac 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Lacanian

  • In this selection, "lacanian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ideas, analyst and psychoanalysis stand out and add context to how "lacanian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 208 however lacanian scholars have and after the lacanian notion of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lacanian" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lacanian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hair, in the artist’s compositions, symbolises complex emotions and unconscious drives, echoing Freudian, Jungian and Lacanian ideas. (18 words)

However, there are Lacanian psychoanalytic societies in both North America and the United Kingdom that carry on his work. (19 words)

From a psychoanalytical perspective, after the Lacanian notion of "the Real", Slavoj Žižek offered new aspects of "the gaze " extensively used in contemporary film analysis. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Cornélius Castoriadis, in Roudinesco (1997) p. 386 Irrespective of the theoretical merits of breaking up patients' expectations, it was clear that "the Lacanian analyst never wants to 'shake up' the routine by keeping them for more rather than less time". (40 words)

Ian Ousby ed., The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Cambridge 1995) p. 767 Within this Lacanian emphasis, 'Freud's theories become a place from which to raise questions of interpretation, rhetoric, style, and figuration'. (35 words)

Waugh, p. 208 However, Lacanian scholars have noted that Lacan himself was not interested in literary criticism per se, but in how literature might illustrate a psychoanalytic method or concept. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Hair, in the artist’s compositions, symbolises complex emotions and unconscious drives, echoing Freudian, Jungian and Lacanian ideas.

Cornélius Castoriadis, in Roudinesco (1997) p. 386 Irrespective of the theoretical merits of breaking up patients' expectations, it was clear that "the Lacanian analyst never wants to 'shake up' the routine by keeping them for more rather than less time".

Evans, Dylan, An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis, p. 162. Lacan returned to the theme of the Real in 1953 and continued to develop it until his death.

From a psychoanalytical perspective, after the Lacanian notion of "the Real", Slavoj Žižek offered new aspects of "the gaze " extensively used in contemporary film analysis.

However, there are Lacanian psychoanalytic societies in both North America and the United Kingdom that carry on his work.

Ian Ousby ed., The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Cambridge 1995) p. 767 Within this Lacanian emphasis, 'Freud's theories become a place from which to raise questions of interpretation, rhetoric, style, and figuration'.

Waugh, p. 208 However, Lacanian scholars have noted that Lacan himself was not interested in literary criticism per se, but in how literature might illustrate a psychoanalytic method or concept.

Common combinations with lacanian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lacanian" in a sentence?
An example: "Hair, in the artist’s compositions, symbolises complex emotions and unconscious drives, echoing Freudian, Jungian and Lacanian ideas." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "lacanian" from authentic English texts.
What does "lacanian" mean?
Lacanian means: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).
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