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The real or extra-linguistic object designated by a [[sign]].
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The [[real]] or extra-[[linguistic]] object designated by a [[sign]].
The [[referent]] is to be distinguished from the [[signified]], which is described by [[Saussure]] as a mental image, and not as a material [[object]].
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The [[referent]] is to be distinguished from the [[signified]], which is described by [[Saussure]] as a [[mental]] [[image]], and not as a [[material]] [[object]].
The relationship between [[sign]] and [[referent]] is one of [[denotation]].
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The [[relationship]] between [[sign]] and [[referent]] is one of [[denotation]].
  
  

Latest revision as of 22:00, 20 May 2019

The real or extra-linguistic object designated by a sign. The referent is to be distinguished from the signified, which is described by Saussure as a mental image, and not as a material object. The relationship between sign and referent is one of denotation.


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