It is a bleeding or spilling into successive signs in such a way that it perpetually leaves what Derrida calls "traces." That is to say, as we examine the unfolding of a speech act, we see the way in which successive signs are contaminated.

它渗入或涌入一系列符号之中,并且永恒地留下了德里达所说的，“痕迹“，也就是说，如果我们研究言语行为，我们就能看到连续的符号被污染的方式。

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