- analysis,
floating signifiers (also
referred to as
empty signifiers,
although these terms have been made distinct) are
signifiers without a referent....
- for
another signifier'. — Lacan,
paraphrased Originating in an idea from Lévi-Strauss, the
concept of
floating signifiers, or
empty signifiers, has since...
- Look up
signify in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Signify or
signifying may
refer to:
Signified and
signifier,
concepts in
linguistics Signifyin', form...
-
Significs (Dutch: significa) is a
linguistic and
philosophical term
introduced by Victoria, Lady
Welby in the 1890s. It was
later adopted by the Dutch...
- The
signifying monkey is a
character of African-American
folklore that
derives from the
trickster figure of
Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara. This character...
- led to 2010's
Signs and
Signifiers.
After its
wider release through Rounder Records,
Rolling Stone gave
Signs and
Signifiers a 3½ star (out of 5) review...
-
Signify is the
fourth studio album by
British progressive rock band
Porcupine Tree. It was
released in
September 1996 and
later re-released in 2003 with...
-
Signify N.V.,
formerly known as
Philips Lighting N.V., is a
Dutch multinational lighting corporation formed in 2016 as a
result of the spin-off of the...
- "identical"
signifiers,
these two
homonyms have
everything to do with each
other and, then again,
absolutely nothing. Gates, in "The
Signifying Monkey and...
- The
Signifying Monkey: A
Theory of African-American
Literary Criticism is a work of
literary criticism and
theory by the
American scholar Henry Louis Gates...
