Floating signifier
Signifier without a definite referent. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In semiotics and discourse analysis, floating signifiers (also referred to as empty signifiers,[1] although these terms have been made distinct[2]) are signifiers without a referent. The term open signifier is sometimes used as a synonym due to the empty signifier's nature to "resist the constitution of any unitary meaning", enabling its ability to remain open to different meanings in different contexts.[3]
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