- In
linguistics and philosophy, the
denotation of a word or
expression is its
strictly literal meaning. For instance, the
English word "warm"
denotes the...
- In
computer science,
denotational semantics (initially
known as
mathematical semantics or Scott–Strachey semantics) is an
approach of
formalizing the meanings...
- In semiotics,
denotation is the
surface or the
literal meaning, the
definition most
likely to
appear in a dictionary.
Drawing from the
original word or...
- sense-reference
distinction is
commonly confused with that
between connotation and
denotation,
which originates with John
Stuart Mill.
According to Mill, a
common term...
- carries, in
addition to its
explicit or
literal meaning,
which is its
denotation. A
connotation is
frequently described as
either positive or negative...
-
Denotational 1:
Primary denotation, for
example "head" (body);
Denotational 2:
Secondary denotation by
resemblance with
other denotation: "head" (ship); Connotational...
-
concepts can
apply to
photography as well.
Denotation refers to the
meaning hidden in
symbols or images. A
denotation is "what we see" in the
picture or what...
- concepts, or
referents a term
refers to can be defined. They give
meaning or
denotation to a term. An
intensional definition gives meaning to a term by specifying...
-
belong to
three major classes:
Denotational semantics,
whereby each
phrase in the
language is
interpreted as a
denotation, i.e. a
conceptual meaning that...
-
developed in
Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. However, the
denotation has
changed since its 18th
century coinage to
comprehend the
entire political...
