Showing papers on "Connotation published in 1972"
TL;DR: There are few words whose mere employment is capable of throwing American listeners into such paroxysms of righteous or offended indignation as the words “American imperialism.” This reaction is largely a reflection of the fact that "imperialism" is one of those words whose implicit domain of meaning is very large and even encompasses mutually contradictory elements as revealed by single user's notions of the world let alone different users' notions as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: There are few words whose mere employment is capable of throwing American listeners into such paroxysms of righteous or offended indignation as the words “American imperialism.” This reaction is largely a reflection of the fact that “imperialism” is one of those words whose implicit domain of meaning is very large and even encompasses mutually contradictory elements as revealed by single user's notions of the world let alone different users' notions. In addition, the word conveys a strong connotation of ethically undesirable behavior to almost all users and readers.
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TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of some aspects of some Eskimo kinship systems is presented and it is shown that the dysfunctional connotation that is often associated with the idea of divorce need not necessarily be true in all cases.
Abstract: An analysis of some aspects of some Eskimo kinship systems demon strates that the dysfunctional connotation that is often associated with the idea of divorce need not necessarily be true in all cas...
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01 Jul 1972
TL;DR: For instance, the authors argues that the main function of language is to convey some sort of meaning, whether we define this in a narrow way, or in a broader one, including connotation, emotion, and so on.
Abstract: Of course, an interest in meaning goes back much further in time than the period of modern linguistics. Some of the earliest recorded speculation about language concerned meaning: for instance, the ‘nature’ or ‘convention’ dispute among the Greeks—was there, they asked, something which made the word ‘cow’ the natural one to apply to that animal over there, or was it simply a matter of convention? And there has long been an interest in meaning among students of literature, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and so on—as is only to be expected, since the main function of language is to convey some sort of meaning, whether we define this in a narrow way, or in a broader one, including connotation, emotion, and so on.