‖ signifié Linguistics and Semiotics.
(siɲifje)
[Fr., pa. pple. of signifier to signify.]
A concept or meaning as opposed to its expression in a physical medium (phonetic, graphic, etc.); the semantic element of a sign. Opp. signifiant.
| [1916: see signifiant.] 1939 [see Saussurean a.]. 1947, etc. [see signifiant]. 1963 J. Lyons Structural Semantics iii. 41 Here it may be noted that there is no need whatsoever to posit a common conceptual ‘signifié’, or ‘meaning’, to account for identity of application between different languages. |