Signifier (eg red light) is the word or image acoustique that refers to the signified as content part or information (eg do not proceed past this point)
An example of signifier and signified is the word "dog." The signifier is the spoken/written word "dog," while the signified is the mental concept or image we have of a four-legged domestic animal typically kept as a pet.
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A signifier is a term used in semiotics to refer to a sound, word, or image that represents a concept or idea. It is the physical form of a sign that carries meaning in a language system, creating connections between the signifier and the signified.
derrida advocates a third element in signification-- there is the signified, the signifier and the interpretant. In other words, there is no meaning without the interpreter, who reads the signified in the signifier and decides what exactly is being communicated. Furthermore, Derrida, as a deconstructionist, privileges polysemy-- there are many signifieds within one signifier, and these cannot be separated without an inherent violence unto the text. Whereas Saussure finds the link between signified and signifier as arbitrary, Derrida finds it to be too complicated to map onto such a simplistic structure. For example, the Greek word Pharmakon may mean either poison or medicine. It is the interpreter's job (or rather the translator's job) to interpret the word poison or medicine, thereby translating both the Greek word Pharmakon to the English word, and the Greek word poison to the Greek word medicine. It is an interior translation that takes place within the word itself, pharmakon-poison to pharmakon-medicine. This is quite difficult to explain in less than an essay, so you should really read Derrida himself instead of looking for some online study guide.
In linguistics, a signifier is a sound, word, or symbol that conveys a specific meaning. It is the physical form of a sign that points to a particular concept or idea. For example, the word "dog" is a signifier that represents the concept of a four-legged animal.
It means the thing or concept denoted by a sign.
According to Saussure, language is a structured system of signs that functions through the relationships between signifiers (words/sounds) and signified (concept/meaning). He believed that language is fundamentally arbitrary in nature, with no inherent connection between the signifier and the signified. Language is also seen as a social phenomenon that is shaped by its use within a specific community.
These are two points of view from which to observe and analyze a given discourse or text (linguistic or other). The semasiological point of view corresponds to an "ascending path" that links the signified (or content) to the signifier (or expression). This is the generative point of view (a discursive point of view). It provides a representation of semiotic production. The onomasiological point of view is a "descending path", that links the signifier (expression) to the signified (or content). This is the hermeneutic point of view (a textual point of view). It provides a representation of semiotic interpretation.
A sign is a unit of communication structure that consists of two parts: a signifier and something signified. A symbol is a sign that bears an arbitrary relationship to its referent (eg. a stop sign, non-onomatopoeic words)
Ferdinand de Saussure is known for his structuralist approach to linguistics, emphasizing the importance of the interplay between language's form (langue) and its actual usage (parole). He introduced the concepts of signifier (the word or sound image) and signified (the concept or meaning), highlighting the arbitrariness of the relationship between them. Saussure also emphasized the idea that language is a system of differences, where meanings are created through the distinctions between words.
A signifier is a physical form that represents a concept or idea in semiotics. It is the sound, image, word, or object that conveys meaning to the viewer or reader. For example, the word "apple" is a signifier that represents the concept of the fruit.
A corporation is a business that has been legally incorporated. Being incorporated is signified by the initials Inc. after a business or after the name of a person who has incorporated themseves as a corporate business.