- 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...
- carries, in
addition to its
explicit or
literal meaning,
which is its
denotation. A
connotation is
frequently described as
either positive or negative...
- sense-reference
distinction is
commonly confused with that
between connotation and
denotation,
which originates with John
Stuart Mill.
According to Mill, a
common term...
-
Denotational 1:
Primary denotation, for
example "head" (body);
Denotational 2:
Secondary denotation by
resemblance with
other denotation: "head" (ship); Connotational...
-
descriptions raise some
difficult questions about the law of
excluded middle,
denotation, modality, and
mental content. As
France is
currently a republic, it has...
- 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...
-
while sheltering from
adverse weather.
Sunroom and
solarium have the same
denotation:
solarium is
Latin for "place of sun[light]".
Solaria of
various forms...
