ABSTRACT
T his chapter addresses the nature of the knowledge people possess about word meanings, and how this knowledge is acquired and used in reading comprehension.
Language One All Function Occasion Occasions Pointing Reference Denotation
Attributing Sense Connotation
Sense and reference are context bound, whereas denotation and connotation are context free. Ordinarily, but not always, the reference of a word is included within its denotation. The sense and the connotation of a word are related but, if we are right, they are seldom identical.
