The denotative and connotative meanings of words have experienced a distinct semantic shift in this age of our too much exposure to digital screen. Great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy says: “The more ...
The film explores the complexities of meaning in language, highlighting three types: denotative meaning (the literal reference of a word), conceptual meaning (the ideas associated with a word), and ...
Your story on how the brain stores and organises words gave a fascinating glimpse into the neurological underpinning of category formation (5 January, p 10). It reminded me of the distinction, ...
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