for the technical term in semiotics connotation semiotics A connotation is a commonly understood subjectivity subjective culture cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word s or phrase s explicit or literal meaning philosophy of language meaning , which is its denotation . A connotation is frequently described as either positive or negative, with regards to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection. For example, a stubborn person may be described as being either strong willed or pig headed although these have the same literal meaning stubborn , strong willed connotes admiration for the level of someone s will a positive connotation , while pig headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone a negative connotation . Usage Within today s society, connotation branches into a mixture of different meanings. These could include the contrast of a word or phrase with its primary, literal meaning known as a denotation , with what that word or phrase specifically denotes. The connotation essentially relates to how anything may be associated with a word or phrase, for example, an implied value judgment or feelings. It is often useful to avoid words with strong connotations especially pejorative or disparaging ones when striving to achieve ... of linguistic meaning honor the distinction between literal meaning and this kind of connotation. See literal and figurative language . ref Logic In logic and semantics , connotation is roughly synonymous with intension . Connotation is often contrasted with denotation , which is more or less synonymous with extension semantics extension . Alternatively, the connotation of the word may be thought ... is the collection of things it refers to its connotation is what it implies about the things it is used ... links Sources by script assisted edit External links wiktionary connotation http portal.acm.org ... nl Connotatie pl Konotacja pt Conota o ru simple Connotation fi Konnotaatio sv Konnotation ... more details
This word has distinct meanings in logic, philosophy, and common usage. See connotation . Semiotics In semiotics , connotation arises when the Denotation semiotics denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community . A second level of Meaning semiotics meaning s is termed connotative. These meanings are not object philosophy objective representations of the thing , but new usages produced by the language group. Discussion Drawing from the original definition proposed by Ferdinand de Saussure Saussure 1857 1913 , a sign semiotics sign has two parts as a signifier, i.e. it will have a form that a person can see, touch, smell, and or hear, and as the signified, i.e. it will represent an idea or mental construct of a thing rather than the thing itself. Connotative meanings are developed by the community and do not represent the inherent qualities of the thing or concept originally signified as the meaning. The addition of such meanings introduces complexity into the code Semiotics coding system. If a signifier has only a single denotational meaning, the use of the sign will always be unambiguously decoded by the audience . But connotative meanings are context dependent, i.e. the addressee must learn how to match the meaning intended by the addresser to one of the various possible meanings held in memory . The power of connotation is that it enables the addresser to more easily consider abstraction abstract concepts and to introduce subtlety into the discourse . For example, a digital thermometer produces a numerical value that indicates the current state of a specific operational parameter. This technology provides an indexical sign of heat adopting the classification of Charles Sanders Peirce 1839 1914 , an indexical sign by actual connection between the signifier and the signified . The number is a denotative value ... s temperature. Connotation is concerned with how the sign system is used in each message. The semantic ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Revolutionary propaganda means dissemination of revolution ary ideas. While the term propaganda bears a mostly negative connotation in modern English language , this did not exist in the early 20th century, when the word propaganda was first coined. Revolutionary propaganda is supposed to carry a positive connotation, something along the lines of dissemination of ideas that will help people win their freedom . See also Agitprop DEFAULTSORT Revolutionary Propaganda Category Propaganda by interest Socio stub ro Propagand revolu ionar ... more details
Guren is a Japanese language Japanese word meaning roughly crimson colored lotus commonly encountered in the West when used in an art istic connotation. Category Japanese words and phrases ja ... more details
between denotation and connotation in the media studies and semiotics uses it may be helpful ... one. The denotation of this example is a red rose with a green Plant stem stem . The connotation is that it is a symbol ... left Example two. The denotation is a brown cross. The connotation is a symbol of religion , according to the media connotation. However, to be more specific this is a symbol of Christianity. Image ... of a cartoon heart. The connotation is a symbol of love and affection, not in the way of a rose ... fr D notation et connotation gl Denotaci n it Denotazione nl Denotatie pl Denotacja pt Denota o ... more details
Orphan date March 2012 GWB 666 , is the acronym for Great Western Beast 666, which is the central computer of the Unistat government in Robert Anton Wilson s Schr dinger s Cat trilogy , and surely has no connection or connotation to George W. Bush but see gwb43.com , as said trilogy was published in 1985. Simon Moon is director of the GWB 666 project. Information in GWB 666 s files was subsequently scanned by the Illuminati . References List of fictional computers Fnord this... http www.bushisantichrist.com Category Fictional computers sf char stub ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 In total quality management , TQM, redundancy in quality or redundant quality means quality which exceeds the required quality level. Engineering tolerance Tolerances may be too accurate, for example, creating unnecessarily high costs of production. Redundant quality is sometimes incorrectly used instead of even quality or constant quality , perhaps because of the positive connotation s of the term redundancy used in connection with safety critical systems. Category Quality management DEFAULTSORT Redundancy Total Quality Management Business stub ... more details
Wiktionary plenary Commons category Plenary chambers Plenary is an adjective related to the noun plenum carrying a general connotation of fullness. Plenary may also refer to Plenary session or meeting, the part of a conference when all members of all parties are in attendance Plenary speaker , a speaker at a plenary session , as opposed to a sectional speaker. Plenary power or plenary authority, the complete power of a governing body Plenary council , one of various councils of the Catholic Church Plenary indulgence , a type of religious indulgence disambiguation ... more details
unreferenced date February 2011 wiktionary A distinction without a difference is a type of philosophical argument argument where one word or phrase is preferred to another, but results in no difference to the argument as a whole. It is particularly used when a word or phrase has connotation s associated with it that one party to an argument prefers to avoid. DEFAULTSORT Distinction Without A Difference Category Philosophical arguments Category Conceptual distinctions Category Difference Philosophy stub he ... more details
wiktionary zer zer for the chemical element cerium Zer may refer to Guz , an obsolete unit of length used in Persia and parts of Asia Zer, a gender neutral pronoun Zer, a letter of the Urdu alphabet Zer, an German verbs Inseparable prefixes inseparable verb prefix in German language German , usually adding the connotation of damage. For example st ren to disturb, to bother and zerst ren to destroy , malmen to grind and zermalmen to pulverize, to crush , schlagen to hit and zerschlagen to shatter . disambiguation ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Context date October 2009 Semiotics In semiotics , the meaning of a sign is its place in a sign relation , in other words, the set of roles that it occupies within a given sign relation. This statement holds whether sign is taken to mean a sign type or a sign token . Defined in these global terms, the meaning of a sign is not in general analyzable with full exactness into completely localized terms, but aspects of its meaning can be given approximate analyses, and special cases of sign relations frequently admit of more local analyses. Two aspects of meaning that may be given approximate analyses are the connotative relation and the denotative relation . The connotative relation is the relation between signs and their interpretant signs. The denotative relation is the relation between signs and objects. An arbitrary association exists between the signified and the signifier. For example, a US salesperson doing business in Etiquette in Japan Japan might interpret silence following an offer as rejection, while to Japanese negotiators silence means the offer is being considered. This difference in interpretations represents a difference in semiotics Triadic relation Main Triadic relation Sign relation Main Sign relation Connotative relation Empty section date June 2010 Denotative relation Empty section date June 2010 See also Col begin Col break Connotation and denotation Connotation Denotation Connotation semiotics Connotation in semiotics Denotation semiotics Denotation in semiotics Denotational semantics Fully abstract Information theory Logic of information Col break Meaning linguistics Meaning in linguistics Pragmatic maxim Pragmatics Charles Sanders Peirce Peirce, Charles Sanders Relation mathematics Relation Semantics Semiotic information theory Sign relation Triadic relation Col end DEFAULTSORT Meaning Semiotics Category Philosophy of language Category Meaning philosophy of language Philosophy stub Ling stub sl Ozna evalec ... more details
Wiktionary geezer Geezer is a term for a man. It can carry either the connotation of age and eccentricity or, in the UK, that of self education such as craftiness or stylishness. Geezer may also refer to Geezer Butler , the founding bassist for Black Sabbath GZR , one of three different names used by Geezer Butler s heavy metal band Kieran McGeeney , manager of the Kildare senior football team Geezer comic strip , a character in the British comic The Beezer See also Geyser Geyser disambiguation disambig ... more details
Orphan date August 2011 dicdef date September 2011 Cracktivism is a portmanteau of Software cracking crack and activism . Cracking is the exact term which, in relation to computer s, has the connotation of making an invisible break into a computer by manipulating the Password cracking security code . External links Refbegin http www.gnu.org philosophy words to avoid.html Hacker the exact definition of Hacker, from gnu.org website Refend Category Computer crimes Computer security stub ... more details
Wiktionary aikidoka Aikidoka aikid ka is a Japanese term for a practitioner of the martial art Aikido . ref name Terms cite web last Friedl first Sensi title List of Aikido Terms url http www.aikidoofashland.net about aikido terms.htm accessdate 13 March 2011 ref The term is rarely heard among native speakers of Japanese, in spite of its common use as a loanword in other countries. Etymology In the Japanese language , the suffix nihongo ka linktext ka , when added to the name of certain activities, indicates an expert or professional in that field. Consequently, the meaning of the term in the ears of Japanese, especially when the field is martial arts, takes on a connotation of one who is exceptionally accomplished and highly respected. Further, because of the connotation of respect, this is a term one would never use with regard to oneself, even if deserved. There is no single word in Japanese carrying the same meaning that aikid ka has acquired as a loanword, namely that of a person practicing the art, regardless of their degree of accomplishment. References reflist Category Aikidoka ... more details
Expert subject Philosophy Logic date February 2009 The logic of information , or the logical theory of information , considers the information content of logical sign semiotics sign s and expressions along the lines initially developed by Charles Sanders Peirce . In this line of work, the concept of information serves to integrate the aspects of signs and expressions that are separately covered, on the one hand, by the concepts of connotation and denotation denotation and extension semantics extension , and on the other hand, by the concepts of connotation and denotation connotation and comprehension logic comprehension . Peirce began to develop these ideas in his lectures On the Logic of Science at Harvard University 1865 and the Lowell Institute 1866 . References reflist Luciano Floridi , http eradec.teluq.uquebec.ca article.php3?id article 22 The Logic of Information , http eradec.teluq.uquebec.ca mediatheque floridi11052005 floridi110505expositio.wmv presentation , http eradec.teluq.uquebec.ca mediatheque floridi11052005 floridi110505disputatio.wmv discussion , T l universit Universit du Qu bec , 11 May 2005, Montr al, Canada. Luciano Floridi , http www.philosophyofinformation.net pdf tlobi.pdf The logic of being informed , Logique et Analyse. 2006, 49.196, 433 460. See also col begin col break Charles Sanders Peirce bibliography Information theory Inquiry Philosophy of information Pragmatic maxim Pragmatic theory of information col break Pragmatic theory of truth Pragmaticism Pragmatism Scientific method Semeiotic Semiosis col break Semiotics Semiotic information theory Sign relation Sign relational complex Triadic relation col end External links Peirce, C.S. 1867 , Upon Logical Comprehension and Extension , http www.iupui.edu peirce writings v2 w2 w2 06 v2 06.htm Eprint Category Information theory Category Semiotics Category Logic Category Charles Sanders Peirce ... more details
A direct reference theory is a meaning philosophy of language theory of meaning that claims that the meaning of an expression lies in what it points out in the world. It stands in contrast to mediated reference theory mediated reference theories . John Stuart Mill The philosophy philosopher John Stuart Mill was one of the earliest modern advocates of a direct reference theory beginning in 1843. ref cite book last Stainton first Robert J. title Philosophical Perspectives on Language publisher Broadview Press date 1996 pages 61 isbn 9781551110868 ref In his A System of Logic Mill introduced a distinction between what he called connotation and denotation. Connotation is a relation between a name singular or general and one or more attributes. For example, widow denotes widows and connotes the attributes of being female, and of having been married to someone now dead. If a name is connotative, it denotes what it denotes in virtue of object or objects having the attributes the name connotes. Connotation thus determines denotation. The same object can, on the other hand, be denoted with several names with different connotations. A name can have connotation but no denotation. Connotation of a name, if it has one, can be taken to be its meaning in Mill. ref name Helsinki cite web url http www.helsinki.fi filosofia s2008 MillFrege.doc title John Stuart Mill Connotation and Denotation date 2008 publisher University of Helsink accessdate 2009 01 30 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref According to Mill, most individual concrete names are connotative, but some, namely proper names, are not. In other words, proper names do not have meaning. All general terms, on the other hand, are according to Mill connotative. In sum, Mill s overall picture resembles very much the description theory of reference, though his take on proper names is an exception. ref name Helsinki Ruth Barcan Marcus Ruth Barcan Marcus advanced a theory of direct reference for proper names at a symposium i ... more details
Welfare is defined as the general well being of an individual or group of individuals. Examples of usage in this sense include Animal welfare , the quality of life of animals, and concerns thereabout Economic welfare , used by economists as a substitute for utility Quality of life Welfare State Welfare in United States English is a commonly used term meaning the same as social security Welfare program or social security Welfare payment s, the financial safety net for the poor and needy. Note American terminology differs significantly from the rest of the world. In most countries the word welfare retains its original meaning from Old Norse of doing well or being absent of need or want and has generally positive connotation. In the U.S. the word has, because of its association with welfare programs and welfare payments, has come to mean these things. In the United States therefore the term welfare has developed negative connotation due to its association with dependency. Welfare may also refer to Corporate welfare , term describing the excessive bestowal of benefits upon corporations by government HMS Welfare HMS Welfare , the name of two ships of the Royal Navy, and one planned one Welfare film Welfare film , a film by Frederick Wiseman Welfare economics , the microeconomic study of allocative efficiency and associated income distribution disambig ... more details
Silver tongue is an expression used to describe a person who is able to clearly and effectively express themselves, or who has a clever way with words. The connotation associated with accusing a person of having a silver tongue is, in itself, ambiguous. While at once it is admission of sophistication, it is in some cases an accusation of deceptiveness. Regardless of the connotation, the expression denotes a definite ability to effectively convince with rhetoric . In art and literature Silvertongue is the lawyer in Hogarth s prints Marriage la mode Hogarth Silvertongue is a nickname for Mortimer Folchart in Cornelia Funke s Inkheart trilogy In Philip Pullman s His Dark Materials , Lyra Belacqua earns the surname Silvertongue In songs Silver Tongue , a song by Humble Pie from their 1969 album Town and Country album Town and Country Silver Tongue , a song by Screaming Trees from their 1996 single All I Know Silver Tongue , a song by Sonata Arctica from their 2003 album Winterheart s Guild Silver Tongue , a song by Deep Purple from their 2003 album Bananas album Bananas Silver Tongues , a song by James Hall singer from his 1993 album My Love, Sex, and Spirit Silver Tongue Devil , a song by Cherry Poppin Daddies from their 1996 album Kids on the Street Silver Tongue Show , a song by Groundation from their 2002 album Hebron Gate In video games Silver Tongue is the name of an achievement a player can earn in Deus Ex Human Revolution if his employer to reveal a secret. dab ... more details
unreferenced date August 2011 Moral bankruptcy is a synonym for immorality that has gained popular usage in the fields of business and politics , in which it specifically implies some instance of political corruption or corporate crime . It is a connotation negatively connoted term referring to the deterioration or devaluation of morality in a person or entity, usually with the implication that the person or entity is aware of and responsible themselves for this deterioration. Moral bankruptcy, therefore, suggests that an individual has a sense of what is both morally good and bad i.e. right and wrong , but consciously and deliberately chooses to make decisions in accord with the morally bad. Because of its negative connotation, the term tends in particular to mean both a selfish and consistent disregard for morality where morality means a certain ethical domain, like propriety, justice, duty, the law, etc. . Moral bankruptcy may be distinguished from amoral ity, which is simply any absence of morality e.g. some animals as an entire species may be considered amoral simply because they do not belong to cultures with moral codes . One who is exhibiting moral bankruptcy is said to be morally bankrupt . References reflist wiktionary moral bankruptcy amorality philosophy stub Poli term stub Category Ethics Category Morality ... more details
Politics of India Womanist Party of India also called Bharatiya Streevadi Paksh , is a political party in India . Its core issue is the emancipation of women. The WPI was founded in Mumbai on October 31, 2003. The WPI president is Varsha Kale. The party decided to call itself Womanism womanist as they consider the word feminism feminist to carry an upper class connotation in India . External links http www.telegraphindia.com 1040815 asp look story 3622999.asp Article on WPI http www.thesouthasian.org archives 000193.html Another article Category Political parties in Maharashtra Category Feminist parties Category Womanism Category Women s organisations in India ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 Mobile privatization or privatisation refers to the way in which mass media makes mobility an endeavor that can be pursued in the privacy of ones own home. The term is frequently used in connotation with the introduction of television , which made it possible for the first time to see live see live television what was happening at another place. The term was first used by Raymond Williams in his 1974 book Television Technology and Cultural Form. DEFAULTSORT Mobile Privatization Category Media technology Socio stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The trace in semiotics citation needed date March 2011 is a concept developed by Jacques Derrida in Writing and Difference to denote the history that a Sign semiotics sign carries with it as the result of its use through time. page needed date March 2011 Words like black , for example, carry the trace of all their previous uses with them, making them sensitive, loaded words when used in any context. The trace then reveals the possibility for alternative interpretation of concepts, regardless of how carefully articulated they may be, whenever they are expressed in language. See also Trace deconstruction Context language use Connotation DEFAULTSORT Trace Semiology Category Semiotics Ling stub ru ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Agama , that is, which has come down implicitly from the divine source is a body of treatises and texts consisting of Hindu mythology mythological , ritual and philosophical materials, not contained in the Vedas Vedic texts . According to the tradition, unlike the Vedas, Agams were accessible to women and non Brahmin s. The Agamas are regarded as the fifth Vedas. The term appears in the early texts of Shaivas in Vaishnava texts, the term is called Samhitas, whereas, the tradition of the Shaktas call them Tantra , but not with the same meaning and connotation as the term tantra signifies in general. References Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend ISBN 0 500 51088 1 by Anna Dallapiccola HinduMythology Category Hindu mythology Category Agamas Hindu myth stub ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A superburial is similar to a mass grave , but is a term typically used by archaeologist s to denote an area of dense burial activity without the negative connotation s often associated with mass graves. A superburial may also span a much longer time period than is typical for a mass grave, such as a cemetery in constant use for centuries. List of superburials under current Excavation archaeology excavation far from complete Valley of the Kings Ban Non Wat See also List of archaeological sites sorted by country Category Archaeological features Science stub ... more details
Fuck la Mode is a popular Quebec fashion line, created by Jean Francois Renaud, owner of the boutique Oclan , in 1989. Meaning la Mode , in French language French , simply means fashion . Also, the word fuck in Quebec French has a less harsh connotation than that of the English language English word fuck , with a meaning something closer to heck . Therefore, Fuck la Mode , in English, is closer to to heck with fashion than fuck fashion . 2009 was the 20th anniversary of the brand. There was celebration all throughout the year, including the launch of the new website. http www.fucklamode.com Fuck la Mode official website Fashion company stub Category Clothing companies of Canada ... more details
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