to examine a text in detail in order to show there is no fixed meaning but that it can be understood in a different way by each reader :
Deconstruction
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A method of critical analysis of philosophical and literary language which emphasizes the internal workings of language and conceptual systems, the relational quality of meaning, and the assumptions implicit in forms of expression.
Deconstruction meaning & definition 1 of Deconstruction.
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the act of breaking something down into its separate parts in order to understand its meaning, especially when this is different from how it was previously understood:
Deconstruction meaning & definition 2 of Deconstruction.
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