#dennotation

[hannahsheppardsblog]

In the morning we looked at the word “semiotics” and explored the scientific exploration of signs through connotations and denotations by looking at the Burberry advert ‘singing in the rain’ and analysing it.

[commiemartyrshighschool]

I just realized that if the meanings of words didn't change, the Gay Straight* Alliance would be a group of people who like brightly colored narrow sea passages.

And the word Lesbian would always be capitalized and a Lesbian bar would probably be frequented by old Greek men.

*Okay, so they're only homophones.

[americanlanguage-blog]

I like how they go into interpreting the denotational possibilities of the very obviously obscure-on-purpose language of the interviewee.