signifier

voice

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philosopher

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Slovenian

is a creature that can exist only insofar as it can be cloned, but its genome cannot be fixed by any positive units, it can be fixed only by a web of differences, through differential oppositions a strange identity that possesses no identity of its own, only a crossing of differences.

the signifier is a creature that can exist only insofar as it can be cloned, but its genome cannot be fixed by any positive units, it can be fixed only by a web of differences, through differential opositions, which enable it to produce meaning. It is a strange entity that possesses no identity of its own, for it is merely a bundle, a crossing of differences in relation to other signifiers, and nothing else. (Dolar 2006 : 17)

is such that the norm requires some 'personal touch' such that the voice without side-effects ceases to be a 'normal' voice.

This fingerprint quality of the voice is somethign that does not contribute to meaning, nor can it be linguistically described, for its features are as a rule not linguistically relevant, they are theslight fluctuations and variations which do not violate the norm-- rather, the norm itself cannot be implemented without some 'personal touch,' the slight trespassing which is the mark of individuality' . . . .the mechanical voice reproduces the pure norm without any side effects... therefore it seems that it actually subverts the norm by giving it raw. The voice without side-effects ceases to be a 'normal' voice, it is deprived of the human touch that the voice adds to the arid machinery of the signifier, threatening that humanity itself will merge with the mechanical iterability, and thus loose its footing (dolar 2006 : 22 )

is that by which the norm itself cannot be implemented without some 'personal touch' : The slight trespassing which is the mark of individuality: The voice without side-effects ceases to be a 'normal' voice.

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