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floating signifier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
float-ing sig-ni-fi-er
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A signifier—that is, a linguistic sign, a label or slogan—with a vague and variable meaning.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of French signifiant flottant as used by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.

Inflected Forms

floating signifiers (plural)

Synonyms

empty signifier master signifier

Questions

What does floating signifier mean?
A signifier—that is, a linguistic sign, a label or slogan—with a vague and variable meaning.
Where does floating signifier come from?
Calque of French signifiant flottant as used by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.

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