CMCL-C 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Connotation, Denotation
25 Dec 2015
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Language is a system of signs that express ideas, and is therefore comparable to a system of writing, the alphabet of deaf mutes, symbolic rites . Polysemic nature of sign have the potential to signify different meanings when. Storey refers to the conservative party and socialism. Denotation and connotation, relationship between signifier and its signified. All viewers at any time would recognize an image, excluding children and the insane. Denotation is what is photographed, connotation is how it is photographed . Evaluation- good/bad, potency- strong/weak, activity- active/passive studying. Certain connotation are widely recognized within a culture attitudes and emotional reactions. Myths help to make sense of our experiences in culture, like metaphors.
