The Semantic Landscape: Denotative vs. Connotative Meanings in Language
Keywords:
denotative meaning, connotative meaning, lexeme, phrase, semantics, linguistics, linguistic unit, emotional meaning, stable units, phraseology.Abstract
This article analyzes the denotative and connotative meanings of lexemes
and phrases. As linguistic units, words and phrases play a significant role in communicative
processes. Words directly name objects through denotative meaning, while phrases often
manifest as units carrying connotative and emotional meaning. The article examines the
structural and semantic properties of phrases and lexemes, as well as the interrelations and
differences between these linguistic units. The significance and role of lexemes and phrases
in linguistics, along with their linguistic and extralinguistic characteristics, are highlighted.
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