Determining Meanings: Connotation and Denotation

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What are technical words and phrases?

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Specialized terms used in specific subject, activity, or job.

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What is a negative connotation?

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A negative connotation is an unfavorable or unpleasant meaning associated with a word or phrase.

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Is this an example of denotation? Chicken - a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

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Yes.

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Which phrase has a more negative connotation? frown at someone or scowl at someone?

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scowl at someone.

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Is this an example of a positive connotation? “She has a very energetic mindset!”

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Yes!

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What is denotation?

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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What is connotation?

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The ideas or feelings that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Give an example of a word with a positive connotation.

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'Youthful' suggests energy and vitality.

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Give an example of a word with a negative connotation.

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'Childish' suggests immaturity.

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What does it mean if a word has a neutral connotation?

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It means the word does not evoke strong feelings, either positive or negative.