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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a signifier of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to something that is symbolic or indicative of something else. For example: "The waving flag was a signifier of the country's patriotism".
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The keffiyeh, once a signifier of solidarity with Palestine, now signifies nothing but cool.
It is always a signifier of something, scripted and coded.
It was a signifier of new and disturbing times.
And as much as of nationality, perhaps, it is a signifier of (working) class.
It does not have to be a signifier of incompetence, indolence and apathy.
Moving is hard enough without it also being a signifier of old age.
In his eyes, homosexuality is "pedophilia," and it is a signifier of a weak state.
To some, vinyl has become a signifier of hipster pretentiousness at its most egregious.
"Die Hard," like many movies of the eighties, is in effect a signifier of itself.
So now supersized TVs equate with supersized people as a signifier of powerlessness.
Risk is the oxygen of investment, and the ability to take a lot of risk is a signifier of prestige.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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