Meaning

1. Meaning Types of Meaning

2. Denotation / Connotation • The core sense of a word. • My sister died. • The associative sense attached to a word apart from its core sense is termed connotative meaning. • My sister passed away.

3. Instances of ‘denote’ • Denote = designate or indicate (literally): • His smile denotes that he agreed. • Refer = has as a meaning: • ‘Multi’ denotes ‘many’. • Make known; make an announcement: • She denoted her feelings clearly. • Intends, stands for, expresses, states

4. ‘connote’ / ‘connotative’ • Connote = imply, express, suggest or state indirectly, implicitly, • Here we are concerned with the message intended by the sender and inferred by the receiver. • Connotative = having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit. • “The sounds of the words have their effect in terms of the literal and connotative meanings of the words”

5. الموروث الثقافي السلبي • هم البنات للممات • إيباه • علامك يا ولد • أختي ماتت • الحمد لله، عرض انستر، • ومال توفر!

6. Negative Cultural Heritage • A girl is a burden for life. (responsibility) • (O my) Father, • What’s up (son) • My sister died. • Thank God. • An honor (covered) buried, • and a wealth (gained) saved!

7. Different connotations of Zionism • Zionism is condemned as ‘racist, expansionist movement’ by some audience, but is generally considered in the West as a ‘national, liberation movement’. • How would you avoid the problem of meaning in translating the term? • Israel, the occupation state • Israeli Occupation