The first neologisms adopted by this movement were signifier and signified, employed to distinguish . words from their referents, and to illustrate the (15) arbitrariness of the terms we choose. The use of . these particular terms (rather than, respectively, word and thing) underlined the seriousness of the . naming process and its claim on our attention.
Hi I am not an instructor but I will try to help. Please refer to the line reference above.
Notice that the line reference states that the use of first neologisms, “signifier” and “signified”, adopted by deconstructionists, does two things:
1) It underlined the seriousness of the naming process
2) It underlined the seriousness of its claim on our attention.
The correct answer E) states the following: Deconstructionists use the terms “signifier” and “signified” to stress the importance of the process of naming. This is a perfect paraphrase of number 1 (see above).
I hope that I explained it correctly. Please feel free to correct me. Thank you!
