subject of the enunciation and subject of the enunciated

subject of the enunciated = the "i" that appears in your sentence. the "me" you talk about. the content-level subject.

subject of the enunciation = the actual speaking being who produces the statement. the one doing the talking, not just being talked about.

think about when you say "i am happy" - the "i" in that sentence (enunciated) is just a signifier, a placeholder. but there's also the YOU who actually spoke those words (enunciation). lacan's whole thing is that these two are NEVER identical, which creates our fundamental split as subjects.

quick example: when someone says "i'm totally fine" while clearly upset. the subject of enunciated claims to be fine, but the subject of enunciation (through tone, body language, etc) reveals something else.

this split is why we can lie to ourselves, why the unconscious exists at all. it's the gap between what we say and the saying itself.