English Explanatory Dictionary

floating signifier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

floating signifier floating signifiers

Etymology

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

Synonyms

empty signifier master signifier
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