denotation (Q14460)
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Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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English | denotation |
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KipTerm_Denotation
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translation of a sign to its literal meaning, more or less like dictionaries try to define it
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an aspect of meaning that relates a word or phrase to the thing it expresses, i.e. what a sense of a lexical unit actually refers to; also called referential meaning, cognitive meaning, reference. This is the usual topic of the definition while the more subjective or emotive aspects (connotation) are not described.
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