GEOG 3UW3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Connotation, President Of The United States, Global City
2 Oct 2016
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Geog 3uw3 monday, sept 19, 2016 & wednesday, sept 21, 2016. Denotation the literal or primary meaning of a word. Connotation over and beyond the literal meaning the idea, associations or feeling that a word evokes: phrases with strong connotations negroes, blacks, african americans. Ngram viewer allows you to see how the use of words has changed overtime. Denotation didn"t change the connotation did. Backward negative connotation odd stays the same: primitive implies inherent inferiority. Developing positive connotation going somewhere: implies inferior, but clearly improving. Global south denotes countries we call developing negative connotation north is better: implies different : geographic location and metaphor that may include parts of the developed world. Third world negative connotation post-ward terminology ranking system: implies different, but poorer. Underdeveloped negative connotation stuck: implies inferior, but maybe with possibilities. Ratio between richest and poorest nations: 44 times to 72 times, on the one hand: growing disparity between nations.
