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 than both …
meaning - About the arbitrariness of a sign - Linguistics Stack Exchange
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).
What is meaning according to Saussure? - Linguistics Stack Exchange
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 signified constitute a …
Why is it called the ‘sound-image’ in Saussurean structural linguistics?
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 words and …
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 between meaning …
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 to the …
Do any languages use words like particles to represent punctuation ...
Dec 14, 2021 · I’m wondering if any languages use words, particles, or other speakable markers to represent punctuation like periods, commas, hyphens, quotes, parentheses, question marks, …
study of terms - Is ontology a subdiscipline of linguistics ...
Jul 15, 2023 · It’s also a very mathematical viewpoint. If language is actually a fully intensional system, where whatever we think of as an extension (a real world referent from signifier to signified) is …
terminology - What is does mean in the stated link when the author …
May 28, 2018 · This is a sign with a straightforward relationship between signifier and signified. The arrangement of the hands is the signifier and the signified is that it's 3 o'clock. Signs like this, as the …
Sapir-Whorf vs. Chomsky - Linguistics Stack Exchange
Oct 15, 2015 · Can somebody let me know if this is a reasonable explanation for how the two theories are similar and different? This is not for homework, I'm just try to understand the difference, and my …