# Meaning Forms Through Relationships in a System by Bryant McGill > “Structuralism and post-structuralism show how meaning forms through relationships. Words and symbols gain significance from their place in a system, and those systems shift over time. Understanding this frees thinking from rigid categories.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Authoritative developed source:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream|Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream]] — the Reminder reproduces the complete marked quotation object without alteration. For this workflow, the developed livestream document is the source authority. - **Interpretive context:** The statement links meaning to differences and relationships within sign systems while preserving the post-structuralist recognition that those systems are historically unstable. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe|The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe]] - **Article:** [[articles/Thinking a Little Weird Without Murdering Its Strangeness|Thinking a Little Weird Without Murdering Its Strangeness]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream|Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Structuralism|Structuralism]] - [[wiki/Semiotics|Semiotics]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Structuralism and post-structuralism show how meaning forms through relationships. Words and symbols gain significance from their place in a system, and those systems shift over time. Understanding this frees thinking from rigid categories.” — Bryant McGill, Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-meaning-relationships-system ```