Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2022 (13.03.2023) Shift-I (Environmental Sciences)
Given below are two statements. Statement I: For Derrida, the meaning of a signifier in communication 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. 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 — The answer is that both statements are true.
Explanation
★The answer is that both statements are true.
★Derrida held that a sign's meaning shifts as context changes.
★So its meaning when received differs from its meaning when produced, making Statement I true.
★Because context cannot be exactly recreated, the first context is lost.
★So the original context of meaning cannot be reproduced, making Statement II true.
★The second statement follows from the first.
★So the answer is that both statements are true.
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