Explore Signifiers through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Signifiers meaning
plural of signifier
Using Signifiers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of signifier
- In the example corpus, signifiers often appears in combinations such as: of signifiers.
Context around Signifiers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Signifiers
- In this selection, "signifiers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, features, desperate, own, colorful and allowing stand out and add context to how "signifiers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 200 geographic signifiers allowing iconic and admirers of signifiers who bubble. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "signifiers" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with signifiers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are real admirers of signifiers who bubble up out of the racist swamp for whatever reason. (17 words)
The setting, certain ambient music choices, and textual references seek to wrap the game in black cultural signifiers. (18 words)
Under the guidance of the therapist, defense mechanisms are bypassed by the use of signifiers and semiotic processes. (18 words)
Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers. (31 words)
In a rare moment of vulnerability, she sheds tears before slathering her face with foundation to cover up her changing, sallow features — signifiers that she needs to feed. (28 words)
The film sprinkles in a couple desperate signifiers — a growing pile of entangled earbuds, silent cloaked figures who don’t answer to greetings — to rack up some intrigue. (28 words)
Example sentences (9)
In a rare moment of vulnerability, she sheds tears before slathering her face with foundation to cover up her changing, sallow features — signifiers that she needs to feed.
The film sprinkles in a couple desperate signifiers — a growing pile of entangled earbuds, silent cloaked figures who don’t answer to greetings — to rack up some intrigue.
They are real admirers of signifiers who bubble up out of the racist swamp for whatever reason.
After two months of political events, I suspected that different news networks have their own signifiers, like the distinct stripes and markings on various spiders.
Books can be aesthetic signifiers, colorful set pieces of sorts, their spines telegraphing a certain gravitas — or a certain playfulness, depending on how they’re arranged.
The setting, certain ambient music choices, and textual references seek to wrap the game in black cultural signifiers.
Tokyo has also agreed to recognise more than 200 "geographic signifiers", allowing iconic European products like Roquefort cheese, Tirolean speck and Polish "Wodka" to protect their brand value.
Under the guidance of the therapist, defense mechanisms are bypassed by the use of signifiers and semiotic processes.
Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers.
Common combinations with signifiers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of signifiers 2×