Meaning Types of Meaning Denotation Connotation The core

Meaning Types of Meaning

Denotation / Connotation • The core sense of a word. • My sister died. v. The associative sense attached to a word apart from its core sense is termed connotative meaning. • My sister passed away.

Instances of ‘denote’ • Denote = designate or indicate (literally): – His smile denotes that he agreed. • Refer = has as a meaning: – ‘Multi’ denotes ‘many’. • Make known; make an announcement: – She denoted her feelings clearly. Ø Intends, stands for, expresses, states

‘connote’ / ‘connotative’ • Connote = imply, express, suggest or state indirectly, implicitly, – Here we are concerned with the message intended by the sender and inferred by the receiver. • Connotative = having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit. – “The sounds of the words have their effect in terms of the literal and connotative meanings of the words”

Negative Cultural Heritage • A girl is a burden for life. (responsibility) – (O my) Father, – What’s up (son) – My sister died. – Thank God. – An honor (covered) buried, – and a wealth (gained) saved!

Different connotations of Zionism • Zionism is condemned as ‘racist, expansionist movement’ by some audience, but is generally considered in the West as a ‘national, liberation movement’. • How would you avoid the problem of meaning in translating the term? • Israel, the occupation state • Israeli Occupation