Signifer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪɡnɪfə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Signifer is an adjective meaning Something that indicates or signifies; a sign, symbol, or codeword.
Meaning
Something that indicates or signifies; a sign, symbol, or codeword.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Bearing signs.
Example Sentences
the circle called Signifer, or the Zodiake
Although 'corruption' is still a dominant signifier in the public realm, it has all but disappeared from the public articulations of professional associations.
In other words: the advertiser creates a new sign of which the signifier consists of the happy face and the signified can be defined as "using this product makes (you) happy".
Hence the commitment to the primacy of the materiality of the signifier ( to shape ) is also a commitment to the primacy of experience ( to the subject position ) . Because what something looks like must be what it looks like to someone , the appeal to the shape of the signifier is at the same time an appeal to the position and hence to the identity of its interpreter.
Word Forms
- signifers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imbannered, deferent, bisson, ensiferous, inscriptioned, manifestate.
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