费斯克在梳理“主体”概念的三个方面时,着重强调“话语”与“主体”的直接关系。话语不仅是由主体创造出来的,同时它也创造主体。更进一步,受众通过主体和话语不仅领会文本中的社会关系,还同时领悟自己在社会关系中的位置。费斯克通过举例阿尔都塞的“质询”概念和哈特利的“童主制”概念说明话语的性质。 Fiske emphasizes the direct relationship between “discourse ” and “subject ” in combing the three aspects of “subject ” concept. Discourse is not only created by the subject, but it also creates the subject. Furthermore, the audience through the subject and discourse not only understand the social relations in the text, but also realize their position in the social relations. Fiske illustrates the nature of discourse by exemplifying Althusser’s concept of “questioning” and Hartley’s “child-domination.”