AQA GCSE English Language · 8700
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Revise: Analysing languageDenotation: ‘trapped’ means unable to escape or move freely.
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GCSE English Language · key term
The literal meaning of a word or phrase.
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Revise: Analysing languageDenotation: ‘trapped’ means unable to escape or move freely.
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Revise: Analysing languageA word’s denotation is its literal meaning; its connotations are the associations it carries. Both matter. A useful analysis moves from what a word means to what it suggests here.
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Revise: Analysing languageA word’s denotation is its literal meaning; its connotations are its associations. These associations must fit the context. ‘Strength’, for example, could suggest muscular power, but Sandow explicitly gives it a wider meaning that includes health and well-being.