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Deconstruction and différance
By Lucie Guillemette and Josiane Cossette
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières lucie_guillemette@uqtr.ca 1. ABSTRACT`
DERRIDA
Jacques Derrida 's theory of the sign fits into the poststructuralist movement, which runs counter to Saussurean structuralism (the legacy of linguist Ferdinand de Saussure). Maintaining that the signifier (the form of a sign) refers directly to the signified (the content of a sign), structuralist theory has passed down a whole current of logocentric (speech-centred) thought that originated in the time of Plato. With writing as his basis (the written sign), Derrida has taken on the task of disrupting the entire stream of metaphysical thought predicated on oppositions. He has elaborated a theory of deconstruction (of discourse, and therefore of the world) that challenges the idea of a frozen structure and advances the notion that there is no structure or centre, no univocal meaning. The notion of a direct relationship between signifier and signified is no longer tenable, and instead we have infinite shifts in meaning relayed from one signifier to another
This text may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided the complete reference is given:
Lucie Guillemette and Josiane Cossette (2006), « Deconstruction and différance », in Louis Hébert (dir.), Signo[online], Rimouski (Quebec), http://www.signosemio.com/derrida/deconstruction-and-differance.asp.
2. THEORY top 2.1 CONTEXT AND PHILOSOPHY
The term "poststructuralism" refers to a critical perspective that emerged during the seventies which has dethroned structuralism as the dominant trend in language and textual theory. In order to understand poststructuralism, we need to examine it in relation to
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Deconstruction and différance
By Lucie Guillemette and Josiane Cossette
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières lucie_guillemette@uqtr.ca 1. ABSTRACT`
DERRIDA
Jacques Derrida 's theory of the sign fits into the poststructuralist movement, which runs counter to Saussurean structuralism (the legacy of linguist Ferdinand de Saussure). Maintaining that the signifier (the form of a sign) refers directly to the signified (the content of a sign), structuralist theory has passed down a whole current of logocentric (speech-centred) thought that originated in the time of Plato. With writing as his basis (the written sign), Derrida has taken on the task of disrupting the entire stream of metaphysical thought predicated on oppositions. He has elaborated a theory of deconstruction (of discourse, and therefore of the world) that challenges the idea of a frozen structure and advances the notion that there is no structure or centre, no univocal meaning. The notion of a direct relationship between signifier and signified is no longer tenable, and instead we have infinite shifts in meaning relayed from one signifier to another
This text may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided the complete reference is given:
Lucie Guillemette and Josiane Cossette (2006), « Deconstruction and différance », in Louis Hébert (dir.), Signo[online], Rimouski (Quebec), http://www.signosemio.com/derrida/deconstruction-and-differance.asp.
2. THEORY top 2.1 CONTEXT AND PHILOSOPHY
The term "poststructuralism" refers to a critical perspective that emerged during the seventies which has dethroned structuralism as the dominant trend in language and textual theory. In order to understand poststructuralism, we need to examine it in relation to
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