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SIGNE LINGUISTIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

The spoken or written word as used by speakers or hearers to refer to an object or idea, as a combination of meaning conveyed (signified or content) and the phonic or graphic manifestation of it (signifier or expression).

OBS

A concept of Saussurean linguistics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
CONT

Le signe linguistique unit non une chose et un nom, mais un concept et une image acoustique.

Spanish

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