semantic A+

The denotation of a word is the...... or ........ of the word found in a dictionary.

(a)  

A...... may have its denotation described in terms of a set of ..... that serve to identify the particular concept associated with the word.

(a)  

The connotation of a word is the................... that the word has beyond its denotative meaning. Its show people's........................... towards what the word refers to

(a)  

Child is denotatively described as ______ _______ ________

(a)  

Denotation

• core, central

• peripheral

• social, affective

• emotions and/or attitudes towards what a lexical item refers to

Connotation.....

• social, affective

• what a lemeans item means

• core, central

• referential

Child is denotatively described as [+human], [-mature], [+-male] Child ......... under a certain circumstance, Child may positively be

• [+affectionate] or [+innocent]

• [+noisy]

• [+ irritating]

• [+beauty]

Child is denotatively described as [+human], [-mature], [+-male] Child ......... under a certain circumstance, Child may negatively be

• [+ noisy] [+irratiating]

• [+innocent]

• [+affectionate]

• [+ugly]

Speaker meaning is what (a)   (i.e intends to convey) when he uses a piece of language.

Sentence meaning/ word meaning is what a sentence/ word means, i e. what it counts as the (a)   of in the language concerned.