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Explore žižek through 7 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Using žižek

  • In the example corpus, žižek often appears in combinations such as: slavoj žižek.

Context around žižek

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

slavoj 2× oeuvre 1×

Often after:

finds 1× offered 1× 2000 1× borrowed 1× slavoj 1×

Sentence patterns with žižek

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

closest to žižek s own 1× real slavoj žižek offered new 1× s oeuvre žižek finds are 1× slovenian slavoj žižek in his 1× žižek 2000 p 1× žižek borrowed the 1× žižek slavoj the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from a psychoanalytical 1× the metaphor is 1× what remains worthwhile 1× žižek 2000 p 1× žižek borrowed the 1× žižek slavoj the 1×

Common sentence endings:

between two signifiers 1× contemporary film analysis 1× critic kojin karatani 1× drives are many 1× s own ideas 1× the duo succeeded 1×

Words around žižek

Just before it in the word index:

ziz 2 ziyi 7 ziyech 43 ziyang 5 ziyambi 21 ziyad 7

Just after it in the word index:

zizhi 5 zizi 5 zizic 3 zizo 2 zizou 2 zizzi 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for žižek

  • In this selection, "žižek" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, slavoj, oeuvre, finds, offered and 2000 stand out and add context to how "žižek" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include closest to žižek s own and real slavoj žižek offered new. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "žižek" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with žižek

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The metaphor is invoked by Slovenian Slavoj Žižek in his work The Parallax View. (14 words)

Žižek borrowed the concept of "parallax view" from the Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani. (16 words)

Žižek (2000), p. 111 According to Campbell, Ethan, then an accountant, expressed surprise when the duo succeeded. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers. (31 words)

Žižek, Slavoj, The Plague of Fantasies (London: Verso 1997), p. 39. Lacan also distinguishes between desire and the drives: desire is one and drives are many. (26 words)

From a psychoanalytical perspective, after the Lacanian notion of "the Real", Slavoj Žižek offered new aspects of "the gaze " extensively used in contemporary film analysis. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

What remains worthwhile in Deleuze's oeuvre, Žižek finds, are precisely those concepts closest to Žižek's own ideas.

From a psychoanalytical perspective, after the Lacanian notion of "the Real", Slavoj Žižek offered new aspects of "the gaze " extensively used in contemporary film analysis.

The metaphor is invoked by Slovenian Slavoj Žižek in his work The Parallax View.

Žižek (2000), p. 111 According to Campbell, Ethan, then an accountant, expressed surprise when the duo succeeded.

Žižek borrowed the concept of "parallax view" from the Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani.

Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers.

Žižek, Slavoj, The Plague of Fantasies (London: Verso 1997), p. 39. Lacan also distinguishes between desire and the drives: desire is one and drives are many.

Common combinations with žižek

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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