Slip
The term "slippage" (French:glissement) is employed by Jacques Lacan to describe the unstable relation between the signifier and the signified
Jacques Lacan describes the unstable, fluid relation between the signifier and the signified in terms of slippage (French:glissement).
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Lacan Versus Saussure
The term thus emphasises the different ways in which Saussure and Lacan conceive of signification.
Saussure conceives of signification as a stable bond between signifier and signified.
Lacan conceives of signification as an unstable, fluid relationship.
Bar
According Lacan, it is impossible to establish a stable one-to-one link between signifiers and signifieds.
He symbolises this impossibility by inscribing a bar between them in the Saussurean algorithm.
Point de Capiton
The signified slips and slides under the bar of the Saussurean algorithm in a continuous movement, a movement which is only temporarily detained by the points de capiton.[1]
Psychosis
In the case of psychosis, the slippery movement of signification is endless, and stable meanings dissolve altogether.
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The verb 'slip' (French:glisser) (and its corresponding noun, 'slippage' (French:glissement)) is used by Lacan is describe the unstable relationship between the signifier and the signified.
The term "slip" (French:glisser)
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References
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.154
