signifier
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- noun
- /ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪər/
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símbolo
- In linguistics, a signifier is an essential component of a sign that represents an idea or object.
- signifier and the signified
- important signifiers
- signifier for this nationalist
But cynicism is not a signifier of intellect.
- But cynicism is not a signifier of intellect.
- And one of the key signifiers of that was like rapid weight gain.
- And, you know, it's a cultural norm that tan skin is somehow a signifier of health and and Wellness and beauty.
- If you don't really think these things through all the way Hegel's saying, you're just playing around with empty signifiers.
- A pure eye is sort of an empty signifier, you might say.
- Wrong as it is, a lot hangs on the Vitalius signifier here.
- The challenge comes when racial signifiers and things that people use to, to cover up bad writing is the only essence of a character, right?
Examples
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Music has been commonly known as a signifier of emotion.
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In the same way, characters string together an endless number of signifiers to represent a single person.
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A pure eye is sort of an empty signifier, you might say.
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Their daughters, as signifiers of these connections, are more likely to be sought after in marriage.
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All details of their setting and looks are semioticized, serving as signifiers for their social and mental properties.
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Breasts have a particularly complicated role in popular culture because they are signifiers of both women's sexuality and motherhood.
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Like barns or houses, weeds are signifiers of human migration, technology, and livelihood.
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The red light is a signifier that indicates vehicles must stop at the intersection.
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In art, colors often serve as signifiers of emotions, conveying feelings without the use of words.
Synonyms
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An object that stands for an idea or feeling
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A picture or model that shows what something looks like
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A basic unit that links a form to a meaning in language
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A visible thing like a flag that stands for an idea you cannot see
How Indicative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word signifier comes from Latin parts signum ('sign') and facere ('to make'), as in sign and signal. So a signifier is any symbol, word, or mark that 'makes' a sign and stands for something else.