Talk:The Instance of the Letter in the Unconscious, or Reason Since Freud

Flaw in the criticism section:

Someone has written: "'Whereas Saussure placed the signifier over the signified, dividing the two by a bar of "meaning", Lacan inverted this arrangement, placing the signified under the signifier, "

I'm not sure if this is the correct quote, but it's apparent that the quote logically makes no sense: if Saussure placed the signifier over the signified, how could Lacan have inverted this by placing the signified under the signifier?

The fact of the matter is that Saussure's diagram places the signified above the signifier, not the other way around. Someone should either re-check the quote in question or note that the claim is nonsensical. 92.78.143.24 (talk) 14:14, 31 July 2011 (UTC)