connotation

Who acts: word, home, Stubborn, Red, poet, Cheap · What happens: suggest, mean, live, have, connote, choose · To what, where: addition, basic meaning, place, warmth, connotations, different connotations

«connotation» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: connotation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A feeling or idea that a word suggests, in addition to its basic meaning. For example, «home» means a place to live, but it suggests warmth and safety.

Sentence 1: A feeling or idea that a word suggests, in addition to its basic meaning.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 idea	cc
4	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feeling	conj
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 suggests	mark
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 word	det
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 suggests	nsubj
8	suggests	suggest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 feeling	acl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 addition	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 addition	case
11	addition	addition	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 suggests	obj
12	to	to	ADP	_	15 meaning	case
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 meaning	nmod:poss
14	basic	basic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 meaning	amod
15	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 addition	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suggest speech: suggest	present	a word	addition	word's basic meaning				vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent addition=Topic to meaning=Recipient
2	mean		word						nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Sentence 2: For example, «home» means a place to live, but it suggests warmth and safety.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 example	case
2	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 example	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 home	punct
5	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	nsubj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 home	punct
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 place	det
9	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	obj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 live	mark
11	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 place	acl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 suggests	punct
13	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 suggests	cc
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 suggests	nsubj
15	suggests	suggest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 means	conj
16	warmth	warmth	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 suggests	obj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 safety	cc
18	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 warmth	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	home	a place	for example	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot place=Theme for example=Attribute
2	live	to-infinitive	home not said here	a place not said here		vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	suggest speech: suggest	present	home	warmth and safety		vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent warmth=Topic

Example 1

The word "home" has connotations of warmth and safety.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 home	punct
4	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	appos
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 home	punct
6	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	connotations	connotation	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 has	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 warmth	case
9	warmth	warmth	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 connotations	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 safety	cc
11	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 warmth	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the word	connotations of warmth and safety					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent connotation=Patient
2	connote			warmth and safety					nom connotation «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

"Stubborn" and "determined" have different connotations.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Stubborn	punct
2	Stubborn	stubborn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 have	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Stubborn	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 determined	cc
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 determined	punct
6	determined	determined	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Stubborn	conj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 determined	punct
8	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 connotations	amod
10	connotations	connotation	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 have	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Stubborn	different connotations					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent connotation=Patient

Example 3

Red can have connotations of danger or of love.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 have	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	connotations	connotation	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 danger	case
6	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 connotations	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 love	cc
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 love	case
9	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 danger	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	Red	connotations of danger or love					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent connotation=Patient
2	connote			danger or love					nom connotation «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The poet chose words with dark connotations to create fear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poet	det
2	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chose	nsubj
3	chose	choose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 chose	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 connotations	case
6	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 connotations	amod
7	connotations	connotation	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 chose	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 create	mark
9	create	create	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 chose	advcl
10	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 create	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	past	the poet	words				with dark connotations	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
2	create	to-infinitive	the poet not said here	fear					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Result

Example 5

"Cheap" can have negative connotations, while "good value" sounds positive.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Cheap	punct
2	Cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 have	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Cheap	punct
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 have	aux
5	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	negative	negative	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 connotations	amod
7	connotations	connotation	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 have	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sounds	punct
9	while	while	SCONJ	_	14 sounds	mark
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 value	punct
11	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 value	amod
12	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sounds	nsubj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 value	punct
14	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 have	parataxis
15	positive	positive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 sounds	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	Cheap	negative connotations					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent connotation=Patient
2	sound	present	good value					positive property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

Discuss the connotations of the word "storm" in the poem.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Discuss	discuss	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 connotations	det
3	connotations	connotation	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Discuss	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 word	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 word	det
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 connotations	nmod
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 storm	punct
8	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	appos
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 storm	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 poem	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 poem	det
12	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 storm	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Discuss	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	discuss speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the connotations of the word					vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent connotation=Topic
2	connote			the word					nom connotation «communication transitive»: of=patient

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