Denotation is a word's literal meaning. For example, were Juliet to look up the word 'rose' in the dictionary, she would find something like, 'a bush or shrub that produces flowers, usually red, pink, white or yellow in color.' Similarly, street names, like Sistrunk Boulevard or Northeast Sixth Street, tell people where they are and help them get to where they want to go.
On the other hand, connotation is a word's underlying meanings; it is all the stuff we associate with a word. So, while a rose is indeed a type of flower, we also associate roses with romantic love, beauty and even special days, like Valentine's Day or anniversaries. Connotations go beyond the literal to what we think and feel when we hear or see a word.
So, while Sistrunk Boulevard tells people in Fort Lauderdale where they are (denotation), the name also makes some people feel pride because it honors a well-regarded local figure in the black community (connotation). Others see the name Sistrunk as having negative connotations because of its history of blight and crime. For some in the community, that which we call a rose, by any other name does not smell as sweet.
Examples from Literature
Notice
earlier when I said that the two neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale were divided
by railroad tracks? 'The other side of the tracks' is a phrase with both
denotative and connotative meanings. The phrase denotes something benign - that
you are crossing railroad tracks - but can also have deep cultural and
socio-economic connotations. Railroad tracks often separate more well-off neighborhoods from other less-prosperous neighborhoods. In communities like Fort Lauderdale, the 'other side of the tracks' or the 'wrong side of the tracks' has negative connotations as rundown or unsafe. And, like Sistrunk, these tracks frequently separate one racial group from another, so the phrase can have racial implications as well.
Authors, and poets in particular, choose their words carefully, using connotations as a shorthand to say a lot all at once and give a work of literature an added layer (or layers) of meaning. Take this excerpt from the poem Mending Wall by American poet Robert Frost:
'And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.'
In the poem, the speaker and a neighbor meet to repair their shared stone fence, but the word choice and the connotations those words have, gives the poem meaning beyond the literal. 'Walk the line' denotes the 'practice of walking along and securing a property line,' as both owners do in the poem. However, 'walk the line' also means 'following the rules and doing what is socially accepted. Both men do what they are supposed to do, setting the wall between them.
Definitions and Concepts in Critical Thinking
Understanding
the difference between denotation and connotation is important to understanding
definitions
and how concepts are used. Unfortunately, that is complicated by the fact that
these terms can be used in two different ways: grammatical and logical. Even
worse, both uses are worth keeping in mind and both uses are relevant to project of logical,
critical thinking. In grammar, a word’s denotation is whatever the word directly
refers to, roughly equivalent to its lexical definition. Thus, the word
“atheist” denotes a person who disbelieves in or denies the existence of gods.
A word’s connotation refers to any subtle nuances that might or might not be intended
by its use.For example, one possible connotation for the word “atheist” might
be someone who is immoral and wicked, depending upon who is doing the speaking
or listening. Separating grammatical denotation from connotation is important
because while one might assume that a word’s denotation is fully intended, whether
a word’s connotations are intended is much more difficult to determine.
Connotations are often emotional in nature, and thus if they are intended, it
may be for the purpose of swaying a person’s emotional reactions rather than
the logical evaluation of an argument. If there are misunderstandings about how
a person is using a word in a particular debate, a primary source of that misunderstanding
might liein the word’s connotations: people might be seeing something not
intended or the speaker may be intending something people don’t see. In constructing
your own arguments, it’s a good idea not merely to look at what your words
denote, but also what they connote. The relationship between words and meanings
is extremely complicated, and belongs to the field of semantics. For now, though, what you
need to know is that words do not have single, simple meanings. Traditionally,
grammarians have referred to the meanings of words in two parts:
denotationa
literal meaning of the word connotationan association (emotional or otherwise)
which the word evokes For example, both "woman" and "chick"
have the denotation "adult female" in North American society, but
"chick" has somewhat negative connotations, while "woman"
is neutral.
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im·pli·ca·tion
(ĭm′plĭ-kā′shən)
n.
1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
3. Something that is implied, especially:
a. An indirect indication; a suggestion.
b. An implied meaning; implicit significance.
im′pli·ca′tive adj.
im′pli·ca′tive·ly adv.
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implication
(ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən)
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1. the act of implicating or the state of being implicated
2. something that is implied; suggestion: the implication of your silence is that you're bored.
3. (Logic) logic
a. the operator that forms a sentence from two given sentences and corresponds to the English if … then …
b. a sentence so formed. Usually written p→q or p⊃q, where p and q are the component sentences, it is true except when p (the antecedent) is true and q (the consequent) is false
c. the relation between such sentences
ˌimpliˈcational adj
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im•pli•ca•tion
(ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən)n.
1. something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: an implication of dishonesty.
2. the act of implying.
3. the state of being implied.
4. the relation between two propositions such that the second is not false when the first is true.
5. the act of implicating.
6. the state of being implicated.
7. a likely relationship: the religious implications of ancient astrology.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
im`pli•ca′tion•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" |
| 2. | implication - a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" | |
| 3. | implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
unspoken accusation, veiled accusation - an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken
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| 4. | implication - a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | |
| 5. | implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
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implication
noun
1. suggestion, hint, inference, meaning, conclusion, significance, presumption, overtone, innuendo, intimation, insinuation, signification The implication was obvious: vote for us or you'll be sorry.
2. involvement, association, connection, incrimination, entanglement Implication in a murder finally brought him to the gallows.
plural noun
1. consequences, result, developments, ramifications, complications, upshot He was acutely aware of the political implications of his decision.
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implication
noun
A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person:
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implication
[ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən] N
1. (= consequence) → implicación f, consecuencia f
we shall have to study all the implications → tendremos que estudiar las posibles consecuencias or repercusiones
the proposal has major implications for schools → la propuesta tiene grandes implicaciones or acarrea importantes consecuencias para los colegios
we shall have to study all the implications → tendremos que estudiar las posibles consecuencias or repercusiones
the proposal has major implications for schools → la propuesta tiene grandes implicaciones or acarrea importantes consecuencias para los colegios
2. (= inference) his implication was that she was lying → estaba insinuando que ella mentía
the implication of this is that → esto significa que ...
he did not realize the full implications of his words → no se dio cuenta de la trascendencia de sus palabras
by implication then → de ahí (se deduce) que ...
the implication of this is that → esto significa que ...
he did not realize the full implications of his words → no se dio cuenta de la trascendencia de sus palabras
by implication then → de ahí (se deduce) que ...
3. (in crime) → implicación f
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