There is discourse, and to think about the field of texts is to think about something which is full of difference.

话语是存在的,与文本非常不同。

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One of the reasons this understanding seems so problematic is the idea that we don't appeal to the authority of an author in making our mind about the nature of a given field of discourse.

这种理解之所以看起来有问题,一个原因就是我们不会为了弄清一个特定领域话语的本质,去诉求作者的权威。

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