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This is a poststructuralist strategy for textual analysis which was developed by Jacques Derrida.

Domain: Language; Category: General language

One of the goals of semioticians is denaturalization: revealing the socially coded basis of phenomena which are taken-for-granted as 'natural'.

Domain: Language; Category: General language

The term refers to the relationship between the signifier and its signified.

Domain: Language; Category: General language

Diachronic analysis studies change in a phenomenon (such as a code) over time (in contrast to synchronic analysis).

Domain: Language; Category: General language

Derrida coined this term to allude simultaneously to 'difference' and 'deferral'. He deliberately ensured that (in French) the distinction from the word for 'difference' was apparent only in writing. ...

Domain: Language; Category: General language

Digital signs involve discrete units such as words and numerals, in contrast to analogical signs. Note, however, that digital technology can transform analogical signs into digital reproductions ...

Domain: Language; Category: General language

The use of the term discourse by theorists generally reflects an emphasis on parole rather than langue. Many contemporary theorists influenced by Michel Foucault treat language not as a monolithic ...

Domain: Language; Category: General language

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