Definitions for signifier
ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ərsig·ni·fi·er

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1. form, word form, signifier, descriptornoun

   the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

   "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

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1. signifiernoun

   The sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign.

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1. Signifier

   In semiotics, signified and signifier (French: signifié and signifiant) stand for the two main components of a sign, where signified pertains to the "plane of content", while signifier is the "plane of expression". The idea was first proposed in the work of Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, one of the two founders of semiotics.

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1. signifier

   A signifier is a symbol, sound, or image that conveys a particular meaning in linguistics, semiotics, and other related fields. It represents an idea or physical entity and can be thought of as the physical or tangible element that implies or signifies a certain concept or meaning. In other words, it's the vehicle of meaning in communication.

How to pronounce signifier?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say signifier in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of signifier in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of signifier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of signifier in a Sentence

1. South Africa:

   The best signifier of a country that's really on its way isn't a society with no inequality, it's a society with declining inequality and a growing middle class.

2. Elizabeth Semmelhack:

   They go on to disseminate this urban style to a much wider audience, and the Superstar becomes this extremely graphic, very visual signifier of urban fashion.

3. Micah Grzywnowicz:

   For years, we have said that marriage equality was an important signifier of equality, but not the be-all and end-all for LGBTI people, what is also crucial for our communities are effective laws to recognize rights of trans people to self-determination, robust protection against LGBTI-phobic violence and speech, equal access to reproductive rights, and prohibiting medical intervention on intersex children.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=signifier
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Signifier
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signifier
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