THE JOYS OF ATTACHING MULTIPLE MEANINGS TO ONE WORD. Denotations and Connotations.
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THE JOYS OF ATTACHING MULTIPLE MEANINGS TO ONE WORD.
Denotations and Connotations
Which word in each group has the most “romantic” connotations?
Horse, steed, nagKing, ruler, tyrant, autocratChicago, Pittsburgh, Samarkand, Detroit
Which word in each group is the most emotionally connotative?
Female parents, mother, damOffspring, children, progenyBrother, sibling
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I will need three groups of four.
Arrange the words in each of the following groups from most positive to most negative in connotation
Of the following, which should you be less offended at being accused of?
Having acted foolishly
Having acted like a fool
Like archetypes, denotations and connotations are controlled by context
What denotation has the word fast in the following contexts: Fast runner Fast color Fast living Fast day
What are the varying connotations of these four denotations of fast?
Same denotation, but different connotations?
First of all, do you think this is possible?Examples:
The young princess had blue eyes, golden hair, and a breast as white as snow.
Confronted with the evidence, the false princess turned as white as a sheet.
Connotations? Discuss contexts.
To recap
Words matter.Always consider denotations and
connotations of words. Pay attention to context. Be on the look out for irony. Don’t know all of the denotations of a word?
Use a dictionary.