signifier

Connolly is a fluent speaker and booster of the Irish language, which became a surprisingly important signifier in the race, as Humphreys “has no Irish,” to use the vernacular.

Ludwig’s signifiers were castles; George’s are factories, railways and a wife dedicated to ensuring his power is acknowledged throughout the city and across the Atlantic.

In the middle of the night … I’m still haunted by this mawkish pileup of gospel signifiers.

This has also turned them into branded commodities and class signifiers, built by construction conglomerates like Samsung, and taking on names like “castle” or “palace.”

You’d be hard-pressed to find another show as concise in its education concerning the subtler signifiers of having “made it.”