Purpose: To familiarize students with denotative and connotative meanings. Instr
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Purpose: To familiarize students with denotative and connotative meanings.Instructions: Review the list of words below. Identify the denotative and connotative meanings associated with the word. In your post, describe the difference in the denotation and connotation meanings for each word listed below. In addition, list five words that you feel have denotative and connotative meanings. To receive full credit, you will need to submit your initial reply and respond to two classmates' post regarding the denotative or connotative meanings associated with the words they listed.
1. Girl or boy 2. Gay 3. Thrifty 4. Skinny 5. Drugs—high 6. Bitch 7. Surfing
Purpose: To familiarize students with denotative and connotative meanings.
Instructions: Review the list of words below. Identify the denotative and connotative meanings associated with the word. In your post, describe the difference in the denotation and connotation meanings for each word listed below. In addition, list five words that you feel have denotative and connotative meanings. To receive full credit, you will need to submit your initial reply and respond to two classmates' post regarding the denotative or connotative meanings associated with the words they listed.
1. Girl or boy 2. Gay 3. Thrifty 4. Skinny 5. Drugs—high 6. Bitch 7. Surfing
Purpose: To familiarize students with denotative and connotative meanings.
Instructions: Review the list of words below. Identify the denotative and connotative meanings associated with the word. In your post, describe the difference in the denotation and connotation meanings for each word listed below. In addition, list five words that you feel have denotative and connotative meanings. To receive full credit, you will need to submit your initial reply and respond to two classmates' post regarding the denotative or connotative meanings associated with the words they listed.
1. Girl or boy 2. Gay 3. Thrifty 4. Skinny 5. Drugs—high 6. Bitch 7. Surfing
Explanation / Answer
The denotative meaning of any word is the literal and explicit meaning according to dictionary.
The connotative meaning of any word is implicit meaning related to feelings.
The difference between the denotative and connotative meanings of the following words are;
1. Boy or girl
Denotative meaning: younger males and younger females
Connotative meaning: an immature state of manhood and an immature state of womanhood.
The difference between denotative and connotative meaning of boy or girl is that the denotative meaning is a term to denote the young stages of male and female sex. While the connotative meaning infers an immaturity in gender roles.
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The denotative meaning is a person who is homosexual or it is also used for a happy state of mind.
The connotative meaning of the word are feelings of awkwardness, stupidity, bad , overly familiar etc.
Thrifty
Denotative meaning of the word thrifty means a person who has habit of saving or spending with a thought.
The connotative meaning refers to be stingy or to have a habit of spending very less, in a negative sense.
4. Skinny
Denotative meaning of this word is thin ,slender.
The connotative meaning of this word refers to be a condition of excessive thinness, that is having no flesh, only skin and bones.
5. Drugs-high
The denotative meaning of this word is a condition of intoxication due to the consumption of drugs
The connotative meaning refers to be in state of trance or psychedelic conditiin under the influence of substance.
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The denotative meaning is a female dog.
The connotative meaning is referring a woman who is aggressive, despicable and disagreeable.
7. Surfing
The denotative meaning of surfing is riding on waves on a surf board and searching information on internet or going through different channels on television.
The connotative meaning of surfing is to skim on the surface of subjects and not going to the depth of subjects.
Additional words with denotative and connotative meaning.
1. Unique
The denotative meaning- different
The connotative meaning- peculiar
2. Meticulous
The denotative meaning - very careful about the finest details
The connotative meaning- picky
3. Elated
The denotative meaning- in a happy mood
The connotative meaning- maniac
4. Interested
The denotative meaning- to give more attention to find out things that captures one's attention
The connotative meaning- nosy or unwanted interference and attention to others matter
5. Steadfast
The denotative meaning- loyal and faithful
The connotative meaning- stubborn.
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