signifiedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɪɡnᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: signify v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < signify v. + -ed suffix¹. In later use as noun (in sense B. b) after the corresponding specific use of French signifié signifié n.; compare signifié n., and also signifier n. 1b.

A. adj.

Indicated, denoted, referred to. In later use spec.: (Linguistics and Semiotics) designating the meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed (cf. sense B. b).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicated

signified?c1425

indicate?1541

tokeneda1616

indicated1875

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 184 (MED) Woundes in þe hedes of brawnes..ben neþer after þe þridde signified þing.

?1526 G. Hervet tr. Erasmus De Immensa Dei Misericordia sig. D^v These thynges we haue repeted of the holy scripture, to thentent that we by that figure of spekyng myght vnderstande the signified excedyng and vnspekable mercy of god.

1584 E. Paget tr. J. Calvin Harmonie vpon Three Euangelists 124 As they doe folishly and preposterously vrge the letter, that they mighte include the signified thing in the signe, so it is to be noted that in these kindes of speaking is noted a coniunction of the thing with the signe.

1638 W. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 277 God fit us for the signified time.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 2 More gently..then other Courts..would have endur'd the least signifi'd dislike.

1703 T. Dorrington tr. S. von Pufendorf Divine Feudal Law lxxi. 251 The Legislatorial Will of God does coincidate with the Will of the Sign, or the signified Will which differs from the Intrinsick Pleasure.

1786 A. Gib Καινα και Παλαια: Sacred Contempl. i. 33 A signified and sealed promise of eternal life.

1811 Weekly Reg. (Baltimore) 5 Oct. 76/2 The signified purpose of his Britannic majesty..seemed to indicate a disposition from which a liberal and concilatory [sic] arrangement..might be confidently expected.

1859 Times 20 Dec. 3/3 The High Government of Japan takes the obligation..to..punish the criminals with death in the place where the murder was committed..in the presence of the signified persons, if they shall desire to assist.

1910 Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Rec. 12 Feb. 8/2 The signified intention of a co-operation of the carriers and shippers.

1997 J. Bignell Media Semiotics i. 14 There is no necessary connection between the signifier ‘cat’ on this page and the signified concept of cat in our minds.

B. n.

(a) That which is indicated by a word or symbol; the referent. (b) Linguistics and Semiotics. The concept or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed and the actual entity to which the sign refers (cf. signifier n. 1b). Also as a count noun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > meaning or signification > [noun]

significationa1398

signatum1666

significatum1684

signifié1939

signified1939

a1848 W. A. Butler Lect. Hist. Anc. Philos. (1856) I. 120 The mind, conceiving the thing signified while perceiving the sign, assumes habitually that it perceives the signified.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xxii. 326 The sign and the signified melt into what seems to us the object of a single pulse of thought.

1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 16 In the speaker's mind a concept arises... This concept is termed the signified.

1954 U. Weinreich Lang. in Contact ii. 9 It becomes possible for the bilingual to interpret two signs whose semantemes, or signifieds, he has identified as a compound sign with a single signified and two signifiers, one in each language.

1986 A. Jefferson & D. Robey Mod. Lit. Theory (ed. 2) ii. 47 A linguistic sign consists: the union of two elements,..for the first the term signifier is used, for the second signified.

2007 E. Pluth Signifiers & Acts vi. 113 We are not masters of the signified, but psychoanalysis may enable us to be masters of the signifier.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	signified
释义	signifiedadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɪɡnᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: signify v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < signify v. + -ed suffix¹. In later use as noun (in sense B. b) after the corresponding specific use of French signifié signifié n.; compare signifié n., and also signifier n. 1b. A. adj. Indicated, denoted, referred to. In later use spec.: (Linguistics and Semiotics) designating the meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed (cf. sense B. b). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicated signified?c1425 indicate?1541 tokeneda1616 indicated1875 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 184 (MED) Woundes in þe hedes of brawnes..ben neþer after þe þridde signified þing. ?1526 G. Hervet tr. Erasmus De Immensa Dei Misericordia sig. D^v These thynges we haue repeted of the holy scripture, to thentent that we by that figure of spekyng myght vnderstande the signified excedyng and vnspekable mercy of god. 1584 E. Paget tr. J. Calvin Harmonie vpon Three Euangelists 124 As they doe folishly and preposterously vrge the letter, that they mighte include the signified thing in the signe, so it is to be noted that in these kindes of speaking is noted a coniunction of the thing with the signe. 1638 W. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 277 God fit us for the signified time. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 2 More gently..then other Courts..would have endur'd the least signifi'd dislike. 1703 T. Dorrington tr. S. von Pufendorf Divine Feudal Law lxxi. 251 The Legislatorial Will of God does coincidate with the Will of the Sign, or the signified Will which differs from the Intrinsick Pleasure. 1786 A. Gib Καινα και Παλαια: Sacred Contempl. i. 33 A signified and sealed promise of eternal life. 1811 Weekly Reg. (Baltimore) 5 Oct. 76/2 The signified purpose of his Britannic majesty..seemed to indicate a disposition from which a liberal and concilatory [sic] arrangement..might be confidently expected. 1859 Times 20 Dec. 3/3 The High Government of Japan takes the obligation..to..punish the criminals with death in the place where the murder was committed..in the presence of the signified persons, if they shall desire to assist. 1910 Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Rec. 12 Feb. 8/2 The signified intention of a co-operation of the carriers and shippers. 1997 J. Bignell Media Semiotics i. 14 There is no necessary connection between the signifier ‘cat’ on this page and the signified concept of cat in our minds. B. n. (a) That which is indicated by a word or symbol; the referent. (b) Linguistics and Semiotics. The concept or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed and the actual entity to which the sign refers (cf. signifier n. 1b). Also as a count noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > meaning or signification > [noun] significationa1398 signatum1666 significatum1684 signifié1939 signified1939 a1848 W. A. Butler Lect. Hist. Anc. Philos. (1856) I. 120 The mind, conceiving the thing signified while perceiving the sign, assumes habitually that it perceives the signified. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xxii. 326 The sign and the signified melt into what seems to us the object of a single pulse of thought. 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 16 In the speaker's mind a concept arises... This concept is termed the signified. 1954 U. Weinreich Lang. in Contact ii. 9 It becomes possible for the bilingual to interpret two signs whose semantemes, or signifieds, he has identified as a compound sign with a single signified and two signifiers, one in each language. 1986 A. Jefferson & D. Robey Mod. Lit. Theory (ed. 2) ii. 47 A linguistic sign consists: the union of two elements,..for the first the term signifier is used, for the second signified. 2007 E. Pluth Signifiers & Acts vi. 113 We are not masters of the signified, but psychoanalysis may enable us to be masters of the signifier. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?c1425
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