Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English Composition
Department
English
First Advisor
Rhodes, Jacqueline
Second Advisor
Gil-Gomez, Ellen
Third Advisor
Pigeon, Renee
Abstract
This thesis juxtaposes Plato's allegory of the cave with Jacques Derrida's concept of the always already aspect of meaning, a concept derived from Ferdinand de Saussure's work. This theoretical investigation examines the implications of universal Signified forms of word meanings for postmodern composition theory.
Recommended Citation
Starr, James Richard, "A liminal examination of always already meaning within language" (2007). Theses Digitization Project. 3211.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3211
