what are the primodial characteristics of the linguistic sign as defined by Saussure
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The signified is an idea or mental entity grounded on a referent in the social or material world. The signifier is a pointer, signaling the presence of the idea and its deployment in discourse and communication (de Saussure, 1959, p. 67). According to Saussure, the sign displays two “primordial characteristics”.
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