At its heart, denotation represents the shared, agreed-upon understanding of a word within a language community. It's the definition you'd find in a dictionary, stripping away nuance and focusing on ...

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Discusses the importance of interpreting what you read by identifying both stated and unstated meanings. It explores concepts such as connotation versus denotation, assumptions, and figurative ...