ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that:
A
mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
B
prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
C
involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
D
All of the above answers are correct.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MCQ: Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that ? mirrors our physical evolution as human beings. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.

Detailed explanation-2: -theories of Derrida Saussure, Derrida coined the term différance, meaning both a difference and an act of deferring, to characterize the way in which linguistic meaning is created rather than given.

Detailed explanation-3: -Différance is a French term coined by Jacques Derrida. It is a central concept in Derrida’s deconstruction, a critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning. The term différance means “difference and deferral of meaning."

Detailed explanation-4: -Derrida contends that the opposition between speech and writing is a manifestation of the “logocentrism” of Western culture-i.e., the general assumption that there is a realm of “truth” existing prior to and independent of its representation by linguistic signs.

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