Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:For Derrida, the meaning of a signifier will always differ at the point of consumption from the point of production.

Statement II:It is therefore stated that the original context of meaning cannot be reproduced.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Both statements correctly present Derrida's view of the signifier and meaning.

Statement 1 is true that for Derrida the meaning of a signifier always differs at the point of consumption from the point of production.

Meaning is never fixed; it shifts and defers as a sign moves from its making to its reading.

Statement 2 is true in drawing the consequence that the original context of meaning cannot be reproduced.

Since every reception happens in a new setting, the first moment of meaning can never be perfectly restored.

Together the lines express the deconstructive idea that meaning is unstable and endlessly reinterpreted.

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