Research Article

CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL

Volume: 30 Number: 30 June 23, 2016
  • Hakan Aydoğan
  • Mustafa Şenel
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CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL

Abstract

Connotation and denotation are two important topics in semantics. Connotation of words can be examined by applying so-called semantic differential technique. It can help us to describe and estimate metaphorical as well as emotional meanings of words. In this study, we estimated the meaning of the following words: ''mum'', ''mother'', ''home'', ''house'', ''man'', and ''person''. We used a seven-point Likert scale, with ten pairs of opposites (adjectives). This scale was distributed among 76 students at the University of Sarajevo, where 21 of them were males and 55 were females. Our results pointed out the three following things. First, the word ''mum'' compared to the word ''mother'' sounds ''younger'', more ''active'', ''stronger'', more ''beautiful'', and ''closer''. The word ''home'' compared to the word ''house'' was somehow ''hotter'', ''softer'', more ''active'', more 'beautiful'', ''closer'', and more ''clear''. Connotative meanings seem to be a very interesting subject of semiotics/semantics. 

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hakan Aydoğan This is me

Mustafa Şenel This is me

Publication Date

June 23, 2016

Submission Date

June 14, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 30 Number: 30

APA
Aydoğan, H., & Şenel, M. (2016). CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL. Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi, 30(30), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.17498/kdeniz.68054
AMA
1.Aydoğan H, Şenel M. CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL. Karadeniz | Black Sea | чёрное море. 2016;30(30):92-102. doi:10.17498/kdeniz.68054
Chicago
Aydoğan, Hakan, and Mustafa Şenel. 2016. “CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL”. Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi 30 (30): 92-102. https://doi.org/10.17498/kdeniz.68054.
EndNote
Aydoğan H, Şenel M (June 1, 2016) CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL. Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi 30 30 92–102.
IEEE
[1]H. Aydoğan and M. Şenel, “CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL”, Karadeniz | Black Sea | чёрное море, vol. 30, no. 30, pp. 92–102, June 2016, doi: 10.17498/kdeniz.68054.
ISNAD
Aydoğan, Hakan - Şenel, Mustafa. “CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL”. Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi 30/30 (June 1, 2016): 92-102. https://doi.org/10.17498/kdeniz.68054.
JAMA
1.Aydoğan H, Şenel M. CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL. Karadeniz | Black Sea | чёрное море. 2016;30:92–102.
MLA
Aydoğan, Hakan, and Mustafa Şenel. “CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL”. Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi, vol. 30, no. 30, June 2016, pp. 92-102, doi:10.17498/kdeniz.68054.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Aydoğan, Mustafa Şenel. CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS OF SOME SIMILAR WORDS: AN APPLICATION OF SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL. Karadeniz | Black Sea | чёрное море. 2016 Jun. 1;30(30):92-102. doi:10.17498/kdeniz.68054