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Meaning: Denotation and Connotation
In grammar, a word’s denotation is whatever the word directly refers to, roughly equivalent to its lexical definition.Thus,
the word “atheist” denotes a person who disbelieves in or denies the
existence of gods. A word’s connotation refers to any subtle nuances
that might or might not be intended by its use. For example, one
possible connotation for the word “atheist” might be someone who is
immoral and wicked, depending upon who is doing the speaking or
listening.
Separating grammatical denotation from connotation is
important because while one might assume that a word’s denotation is
fully intended, whether a word’s connotations are intended is much more
difficult to determine. Connotations are often emotional in nature, and
thus if they are intended, it may be for the purpose of swaying a
person’s emotional reactions rather than the logical evaluation of an
argument.If there are misunderstandings about how a person is using a word in a particular debate, a primary source of that misunderstanding might lie in the word’s connotations: people might be seeing something not intended, or the speaker may be intending something people don’t see.
In constructing your arguments, it’s a good idea not merely to look at what your words denote, but also what they connote.
In logic,
the uses of denotation and connotation are very different. The
denotation, or extension, of a term, is the list of a class of objects
referred to by the word (think of it as “how far does this word
extend?”).===========================
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