Conotation And Denotation Flashcards

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Connotation and denotation

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They are not two separate phenomena
Aspects of the same sign
Occur together: words have both denotative and connotative meaning.
Ex: snake, greasy

Denotation.
Literal meaning
Prices, dictionary meaning
Refers to the central aspect of meaning which is mostly agreed upon.

Connotation 
Non literal meaning 
Suggestive meaning.
Meaning that is implied than said.
Represents an array of negative positive associations, emotional imaginative association and cultural social implications.
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