Let's analyze both the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully:
Assertion (A):
"Roland Barthes describes two basic categories of text as 'the readerly' and 'the writerly'."
✅ This statement is correct. Roland Barthes, in his work S/Z (1970), classifies texts into:
Readerly (Lisible) texts: Traditional, structured texts where meaning is fixed, requiring passive consumption.
Writerly (Scriptible) texts: Open-ended, experimental texts that demand active engagement from the reader in constructing meaning.
Reason (R):
"Language is the window through which one sees the world."
✅ This statement is also correct, as it reflects the general idea that language shapes perception. This concept is related to linguistic relativity (e.g., Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) but is not specifically tied to Barthes' distinction between readerly and writerly texts.
Why is the correct answer 2?
Both statements (A) and (R) are correct.
But (R) does not explain (A): Barthes' classification of texts is about different ways of reading and engaging with a text, not about language as a window to perception.
Since (R) is not the correct explanation of (A), but both are true, the correct answer is:
✅ Option 2: Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
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