denotation and connotation (1843).
Distinction drawn by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806-1873).
A word denotes the class of entities to which it may be used to refer; it connotes the qualities usually associated with those entities.
See also the non-equivalent distinction sense and reference.
Source:
J Lyons, Semantics (Cambridge, 1977) ch. 7
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
- 2 Related Products
- 2.1 10-Minute Mastery-Connotation & Denotation
- 2.2 Tone and Mood in Literature with Connotation and Denotation - A Digital and Printable Resource
- 2.3 Connotation and Denotation Unit
- 2.4 Myth & Christianity: An Inquiry Into The Possibility Of Religion Without Myth
- 2.5 Figures of a Changing World: Metaphor and the Emergence of Modern Culture
- 2.6 Representation: the production of meaning through language
- 2.7 The Norton Shakespeare
- 2.8 The Socratic Boogie: Creating Creativity
- 2.9 Plato Symposium (Hackett Classics)
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