But there is more. The very fact that these works are composed of language elements that have intrinsic references precludes their being completely empty. Even disjunct or collage phonemes remind us of words in which they may occur. Similarly, words and phrases inevitably lead the perceiver's mind to possible sentences in which they might be occuring, and sentences at least connote larger discourses. There is meaning in even the smallest unit because each unit suggests a larger enveloping context.
Nothing occurs in isolation.