Meaning

Types of Meaning

Denotation / Connotation

• The core sense of a word.• My sister died.

The associative sense attached to a word apart from its core sense is termed connotative meaning.

• My sister passed away.

Instances of ‘denote’

• Denote = designate or indicate (literally):– His smile denotes that he agreed.

• Refer = has as a meaning:– ‘Multi’ denotes ‘many’.

• Make known; make an announcement:– She denoted her feelings clearly.

Intends, stands for, expresses, states

‘connote’ / ‘connotative’

• Connote = imply, express, suggest or state indirectly, implicitly, –Here we are concerned with the message

intended by the sender and inferred by the receiver.

• Connotative = having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit.– “The sounds of the words have their effect in terms of

the literal and connotative meanings of the words”

السلبي الثقافي الموروث

• للممات البنات هم– إيباه– ولد يا عالمك– ماتت أختي– انستر عرض لله، الحمد ،– توفر !ومال

Negative Cultural Heritage

• A girl is a burden for life. (responsibility) – (O my) Father,–What’s up (son)–My sister died.– Thank God.–An honor (covered) buried, – and a wealth (gained) saved!

Different connotations of Zionism

• Zionism is condemned as ‘racist, expansionist movement’ by some audience, but is generally considered in the West as a ‘national, liberation movement’.

• How would you avoid the problem of meaning in translating the term?

• Israel, the occupation state• Israeli Occupation