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| Connotation: connotation refers to the emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its literal definition, influencing its meaning in context.
See also Definition, Meaning, Word meaning, Association, Denotation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Umberto Eco on Connotation - Dictionary of Arguments
I 70 Connotation/Eco: e.g. "This man comes from Basra" (connotative): this awakens a lot in us. >Association. I 76 E.g. Phaedra (Racine) creates a complete genealogy and prehistory by stating mere names. I 116 Connotation/Eco: e.g. "cane" in Italian has the connotation "bad tenor". I 117 This connotation is not known by all users, and only becomes clear from the context. Connotations depend on lexicons that are not common to all users. >Lexicon, >Semantics, >Convention, >Meaning, >Vocabulary._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Eco I U. Eco Opera aperta, Milano 1962, 1967 German Edition: Das offene Kunstwerk Frankfurt/M. 1977 Eco II U, Eco La struttura assente, Milano 1968 German Edition: Einführung in die Semiotik München 1972 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19