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DECONSTRUCTIONIST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language
- Literature
- Philosophy (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deconstructionist
1, record 1, English, deconstructionist
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deconstructionist criticism subscribes to the poststructuralist vision of language, wherein the signifier (the form of a sign) does not refer to a definite signified (the content of a sign), but produces other signifiers instead. 2, record 1, English, - deconstructionist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique
- Littérature
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déconstructionniste
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9constructionniste
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La critique «déconstructionniste» souscrit à la vision poststructuraliste du langage où les signifiants (la forme des signes) ne renvoient pas à des signifiés définis (le contenu des signes), mais résultent plutôt en d'autres signifiants. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9constructionniste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Language
- Literature
- Philosophy (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deconstructionist
1, record 2, English, deconstructionist
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Deconstructionists" often focus on the metaphorical nature of language, claiming that all language is basically metaphoric because the sign we use to designate any given object or action stands apart from the object itself. 2, record 2, English, - deconstructionist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique
- Littérature
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déconstructionniste
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9constructionniste
correct, noun, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les déconstructionnistes, [...] le sens n'est jamais totalement présent dans aucun signe, phrase ou texte, dès lors qu'il est toujours fonction de ce que le signe n'est pas. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9constructionniste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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