Lexis Homework - Miss Kelly

Connotation

1. House, Home, Property, Place, Abode

The first word is word house which has the connotation of a very simple place where someone lives. It doesn’t give a lot more meaning or any addition picture to the audience. Secondly the word home gives a much different connotation as it gives the image of a family living in a nice and happy environment. The next denotation is the word property. This gives the connotation of a house being sold as this word is commonly used with estate agents on house selling website. The next word place is very general. This isn’t parasitic to where the place is located and what is there. The word abode is less commonly used but has the meaning of a house or home. It doesn’t give the same connotations of house and home as it is not as commonly used.

4. Girl, Woman, Lady, Female, Laddette

The word girl has the main connotations of a child that is very young and innocent. This is due to how it is commonly used. On the other hand, the word woman gives a very old feel as it is used when a girl has passed the age of 18. The word lady has a very mature and adult feel. This is due to the word lady being seen as high class. The word female gives the connotations of signing your gender by either male or female. This word just states one gender and doesn’t have any connotations of the age of the person. The word Laddette is seen as older but gives the feel of very common. This is due to the association with the word lad used for boys is common.

Euphemisms

To powder one’s nose – this means when women go to the toilet and apply make-up. This phrase is commonly used by older women who are richer as it seen as more pleasant to say than ‘go to the toilet’.

To let someone go – this term is used when a business fires or sacs someone. This phrase is used as it is seen as a nicer thing to say as it isn’t so blunt and abrupt.

Senior citizen – this is used as it is nicer to call an old person this instead of old. This shows more respect.