单词	signifier
释义	signifier /ˈsɪɡnɪfʌɪə / noun Linguistics A sign’s physical form (such as a sound, printed word, or image) as distinct from its meaning. Compare with signified.In Saussure's theory of linguistics, the signifier is the sound and the signified is the thought.... Phonology was of linguistic interest only to the extent that sound patterns functioned as signifiers. They draw attention to contingent referents, the signifiers and the sign-systems that position subjects as such.
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