Examples for Denotation and Connotation in Linguistics of English

1. heart : denotes part of body, connotes love

2. bear : denotes animal, connotes funny

3. rabbit : denotes animal, connotes playboy

4. book : denotes many paper, connotes window of world

5. clock : denotes watch, connotes time


6. girl : denotes woman, connotes beautiful

7. rich : denotes have much money, connotes arrogant, high class

8. tears : denotes crying, connotes sad

9. teknologi : dennotes tools, connotes easy, sophisticated

10. night : denotes part of the day, connotes : dark, black, creepy, sad

11. blue : denotes colour, connotes sad, peace

12. mouse : Denotes small animal, connotes corruptor