On which points do Derrida and Barthes converge?

1. A. Both affirm the endless play of language and texts.
2. B. Both conclude that meaning is never final.
3. C. Both hold that language has retrospective power.
4. D. No meaning is fully reliable.
5. E. Meaning lies in relations between words and texts, not in the word itself.

1. AA, B, D and E only
2. BA, B, C and D only
3. CB, C and D only
4. DC, D and E only

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Correct answer: A. A, B, D and E only

Explanation

Derrida's différance and Barthes's plural Text (S/Z, 'From Work to Text') both deny final, fixed meaning and locate it in differential relations.