Symbolic

Symbolic

A mode in which the signifier does not resemble the signified but which is arbitrary or purely conventional - so that the relationship must be learnt (e.g. the word 'stop', a red traffic light, a national flag, a number) (Peirce). See also: Arbitrariness, Iconic, Indexical, Modes of relationship

Symbolic capital: Pierre Bourdieu outlined various inter-related kinds of 'capital' - economic, cultural, social and symbolic.

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