Assertion (A): Barthes distinguishes two kinds of text, the 'readerly' and the 'writerly'. Reason (R): Language is the window through which one sees the world.
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Correct answer: B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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The lisible/scriptible distinction is from S/Z. R, a realist commonplace that Barthes himself contests, does not explain it.
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