noun
signifier; signifiant
In Saussurean linguistics, the acoustic image or form of a sign, as opposed to the signified (シニフィエ). Used in academic contexts.
from French
See also: シニフィエ
ソシュールの記号論では、シニフィアンとシニフィエは不可分だ。
In Saussure's semiotics, the signifier and the signified are inseparable.