INTRODUCTION

CONNOTATION= THE MEANING OF THE PHRASE DENOTATION=THE EXACT MEANING OF THE WORD

EXAMPLE OF CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION IN PUNJABI

1) Pronounced as pardha rakhna. Connotative meaning=to hide the truth Denotative meaning=keep the cloth 2) Pronounced as ek akh nal vekna Connotative meaning=to see everyone equally Denotative meaning=to see with one eye

EXAMPLE OF CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION IN BAHASA MELAYU

Original sentence: She has a slim figure and a nice smile. Denotation: Wanita tersebut mempunyai badan yang ramping dan senyuman yang menawan. Connotation: Perempuan itu mempunyai badan yang ramping dan senyuman yang menawan. The word she can be converted into neutral or negative tone. As we know, wanita and perempuan refers to she but sometimes, perempuan may have negative connotation.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONNOTATION

BY, JASMEET KAUR A/P UTUMBER SINGH D 20111047735

TYPE OF CONNOTATION
POSITIVE CONNOTATION-IF THE WORD IS USED TO SAY SOMETHING GOOD,ITS GOT A POSITIVE CONNOTATION. NEGATIVE CONNOTATION:IF THE WORD IS USED TO SAY SOMETHING BAD,THEN ITS NEGATIVE CONNOTATION.

EXAMPLE
STRONG-WILLED AND PIG-HEADED
Strong-willed shows positive connotation meanwhile pig-headed shows negative connotation.

SPEEDY AND HASTY

Speedy shows positive connotation and hasty shows negative connotation. His speedy car got us to work on time. Her hasty decision wasnt well thought and in future, she will face some serious problems.

PRACTICE EXAMPLE 1
Thin Thin (neutral) - a body size that is the opposite of fat. Slim (positive) - used to describe an attractive body shape which is thin. Skinny (negative) to be too thin.

/ Slim / Skinny

Angela has lost too much weight. She's too skinny. She looks terrible.

PRACTICE EXAMPLE 2
Inactive / Laid-back / Lazy # Inactive (neutral) - to do nothing. # Laid-back (positive) - to have a relaxed attitude. # Lazy (negative) - a person who does not want to work or use effort.

I don't like to do housework and I hate anything like hard work. I'm definitely lazy . It's a problem, I know.

In each of the following sentences, the italicized word has a fairly neutral connotation. For each word in italics, list two synonyms, one with a negative connotation and the other with a positive connotation.

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. Negative connotation: stench Positive connotation: aroma
Scrapple is an inexpensive meal.

Negative connotation: cheap Positive connotation: thrifty

ANSWERS
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