笔译--词义选择与理据-内涵与外延.pptVIP

Lecture 3 Diction in Translation —— Denotative Meaning and Connotative Meaning 词义选择及其理据：概念内涵与外延  Denotative vs. Connotative Meaning Denotation is the surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary. Connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the words or phrases explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation. E.g. man, woman, rose Denotative: human+male/female+adult Connotative? A Case Study Veronica Horst was stung by a bee, and it should have