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conventional sign

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con·ven·tion·al sign (kn-vnsh-nl)
n.
Any of various signs, such as words or symbols, that acquire their function through linguistic custom.


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They will be noticeable from a greater distance than conventional sign options and will draw passerby throughout the day.
Augustine and follows both the Aristotelian and the Modist binary distinction between natural signs and conventional signs.
As well as that unfathomable managerial semaphore of waving arms on the touchline, Holloway had to learn conventional sign language to communicate with them.
 
 
 
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