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Record 1 1981-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

A concrete object or abstract idea which is referred to by means of an appropriate (...) signifier, e.g. a sequence of verbal sounds or graphic signs. Thus the word star (the signifier) may be used to convey the idea of a "luminous heavenly body" (the signified) (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

(...) cette composante d'un signe saussurien à laquelle renvoie le signifiant. Il s'agit d'un concept, résumé de l'intension (ou compréhension) de la classe d'objets évoquée par le signifiant.

Spanish

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