Jerry, Having been brought up on "extension" and "intension," I always assumed "denotation" and "connotation" were more or less synonyms for them. Thus, I was startled to learn that "denotation" is generally associated with a definition, and thus both terms would be part of the intension. But living in a culture where "cascading connotations" consistently obscure (via double-speak), distort (via propaganda), or simply ignore what the terms actually refer to, I shouldn't have been all that surprised. Without reference to "objects" — in the sense of "material things that can be seen and touched" [New Oxford American Dictionary] — there can be no question of truth or falsity.
Tom On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Jerry LR Chandler < [email protected]> wrote: > List: > I fear that the distinction between connotation and denotation is being > lost in this discussion. > Cheers > Jerry > > Sent from my iPhone > >
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