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According to [[Saussure]], the [[sign]] is the basic unit of [[language]] | According to [[Saussure]], the [[sign]] is the basic unit of [[language]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:29, 18 August 2006
Jacques Lacan
Lacan defines the sign as that which "represents something for someone," in opposition to the signifier, which is "that which represents a subject for another signifier."[1]
Lacan defines the sign as that which "represents something for someone" -- in opposition to the signifier, which is "that which represents a subject for another signifier."[2]
Ferdinand de Saussure
According to Saussure, the sign is the basic unit of language
The sign is constituted by two elements:
See Also
References
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. The Seminar. Book XI. The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, 1964. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Hogarth Press and Institute of Psycho-Analysis, 1977. p.207
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. The Seminar. Book XI. The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, 1964. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Hogarth Press and Institute of Psycho-Analysis, 1977. p.207
