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Connotation and Denotation

This document discusses the differences between connotation and denotation. [1] Connotation refers to implied or suggested meanings associated with a word based on personal experiences, while denotation provides the explicit dictionary definition. [2] There are three elements that contribute to a word's connotation: shades of meaning, positive or negative associations, and personal interpretation. [3] Connotation and denotation are illustrated using the example of the word "church," where the denotation is a building for worship but connotations can include comfort, marriage, or childhood experiences.

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Connotation and Denotation

This document discusses the differences between connotation and denotation. [1] Connotation refers to implied or suggested meanings associated with a word based on personal experiences, while denotation provides the explicit dictionary definition. [2] There are three elements that contribute to a word's connotation: shades of meaning, positive or negative associations, and personal interpretation. [3] Connotation and denotation are illustrated using the example of the word "church," where the denotation is a building for worship but connotations can include comfort, marriage, or childhood experiences.

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CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION

Connotation
- is what is implied by the word. People understand the connotations of words and
sentences through their experiences with a specific word and how it has been used.

THREE ELEMENTS OF CONNOTATIVE MEANING

1. Shades of meaning
- There are many connotations that depend on shades of meaning of a word.
- As an example: If you want to say that the weather outside is hot, but you don’t want to
give the temperature an actual number, you might say that the air is baking, stifling,
sweltering, equatorial, scorching, sizzling, boiling, or burning.

2. Positive of negative associations


- The second element of a word’s connotation is its positive of negative character. Many
words have the exact same denotative meaning, but have very different connotative
uses.
3. Personal Interpretation
- A third aspect of connotative meaning is interpretation. People understand what a word
means because of their background and their previous experience with the word. This
allows each person to interpret words differently from the way other people do.

Denotation
- The denotation of word gives the explicit or stated meaning of the word.
- Most words have a dictionary definition that specifies what the meaning of that word is.

DENOTATION CONNOTATION
A “church” is a building in which people A “church” is a place to receive comfort, or a
worship. building in which marriages are performed, or
a place they were forced to go every Sunday
as children.

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