Which of the following best defines the work of a deconstructionist critic ?

A. Arguing that language, and therefore literary texts, relies on the difference between terms and therefore constantly defers meaning.

B. Calling into question the possibility of the coherence of discourse

C. All of the above answers are correct.

D. Suggesting that the study of literature is based on the breakdown of language into signs

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