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... modern theory , is made with the terms signifiant ( “ what signifies " ) and signifié ( " what is signified " ) or , somewhat differently and more elaborately , with " expression " and " content " ; and it laid the groundwork of modern ...
... modern theory , is made with the terms signifiant ( “ what signifies " ) and signifié ( " what is signified " ) or , somewhat differently and more elaborately , with " expression " and " content " ; and it laid the groundwork of modern ...
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... modern one . The term itself , derived from the Latin word littera ( " letter of the alphabet " ; litterae , " letters ” ) , is an- cient enough ; but in ancient times literature tended to be considered separately in terms of kinds of ...
... modern one . The term itself , derived from the Latin word littera ( " letter of the alphabet " ; litterae , " letters ” ) , is an- cient enough ; but in ancient times literature tended to be considered separately in terms of kinds of ...
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... modern writer works , it was not surprising that reputations were difficult to judge , that radical ex- perimentation characterized many fields of literature , and that traditional forms of writing were losing their defini- tion and ...
... modern writer works , it was not surprising that reputations were difficult to judge , that radical ex- perimentation characterized many fields of literature , and that traditional forms of writing were losing their defini- tion and ...
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