The differences between signifier/signified and reference/sense
May 29, 2015 · The two distinctions: signifier/signified sense/reference (sense/meaning as in the original sinn/bedeutung) are not only not the same, they are not even particularly related (other …
Why is it called the ‘sound-image’ in Saussurean structural …
Oct 1, 2022 · The term “sound-image” seems to suggest a mental image that the signifier evokes, but then the explanations from all sources seem to say that it doesn’t involve image, only …
What is meaning according to Saussure? - Linguistics Stack …
Mar 16, 2020 · In other words, meaning is a mental construct which refers to the signifier (for example, a physical object). Together (and, to Saussure, inseparably), the signifier and the …
meaning - About the arbitrariness of a sign - Linguistics Stack …
Mar 23, 2025 · This is all de Saussure who posited that a linguistic sign consists of a signifier (the sound or visual form of a word) and a signified (the concept or meaning it represents).
Icon, Index and Symbol - Linguistics Stack Exchange
Jun 7, 2015 · But, of course, something being a sign for something in a community of speakers is the very definition of symbol which describes a situation where the signifier (vehicle) is related …
Semantic logic of the word "both" in English - different from "and"?
Here’s what I gleaned from the relevant page in “Language Typology and Syntactic Description” (Timothy Shopen, ed.) (Volume II, Complex Constructions) The semantic difference between …
terminology - What is does mean in the stated link when the …
May 28, 2018 · Is he referring to previous stated definition of signs consisting of a pair words (with a signifier and the signified) ? If not, then what would be the difference between an ordinary …
What is the evidence for the arbitrariness of the sign?
Aug 14, 2019 · Before you point someone to evidence, I suggest pointing them to the problem of saying exactly what the "principle" or at least empirical claim is. It is about the relationship …
terminology - Are 'reference', 'sense', 'connotation', 'denotation ...
Assumptions Reference: a unique and real entity that an expression represents. Sense: a facet of a referent that an expression represents. Connotation: the settled emotional content of an …
semantics - Saussure says meaning is defined negatively, but is it ...
Oct 29, 2024 · The signifier (the words red light) remains the same but the signified changes. One is a traffic light, one is outside a studio and the other is a decoration on a tree. What changes …