What drove the creation of Connotative Reference technology?
• Skill with language means being able to handle two kinds of meaning that words convey simultaneously: • Intellectual meaning, called “denotative” • Emotional meaning, called “connotative”. • Each comprises an equally important component of the full meaning of any word or phrase. These two kinds of meaning reflect the intellectual-emotional duality of the human mind. • To help with denotative (intellectual) language skills and meaning, people rely on a variety of “denotative” language tools such as dictionaries, thesauruses, and grammar checkers (software, online, and print). • But no such language tools currently exist to help with connotative language skills and meaning. This is especially significant for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.
• Skill with language means being able to handle two kinds of meaning that words convey simultaneously: • Intellectual meaning, called “denotative” • Emotional meaning, called “connotative”. • Each comprises an equally important component of the full meaning of any word or phrase. These two kinds of meaning reflect the intellectual-emotional duality of the human mind. • To help with denotative (intellectual) language skills and meaning, people rely on a variety of “denotative” language tools such as dictionaries, thesauruses, and grammar checkers (software, online, and print). • But no such language tools currently exist to help with connotative language skills and meaning. This is especially significant for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.
