significans Linguistics and Semiotics.
(sɪgˈnɪfɪkænz)
[L., pres. pple. of significāre to signify.]
= signifiant. Opp. significatum.
| 1964 E. Palmer tr. Martinet's Elem. General Linguistics i. 24 Every linguistic sign comprises a significatum, its meaning or value..and a significans through which the sign is made manifest. 1972 Hartmann & Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 209/1 Signifier... Alternative term: significans,..signifiant. |