SEMANTIC RELATIONS AMONG 
SENTENCES 
By 
SITI HANIFAH 
1211204118
CONNOTATION 
Vs 
DENOTATION
Connotation  
Refers to the associations that are connected to a certain 
word or the emotional suggestions related to that word. 
Denotation  
Refers to literal meaning of a word. 
Example : 
Snake 
denotation  the kind of reptile, 
connotation  evil or danger.
PARAPHRASE 
two sentences that have different forms but the same meaning. 
Example : 
Giraffes like Accacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 pounds of 
foood a day. 
 A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay everyday.
ENTAILMENT 
two sentence in which the truth of the first imples the truth of the 
second, but the truth of the second does not necessarily imply the 
truth of the first. 
Example : 
The president was assassinated  The president is dead. 
Barney killed the spider  the spider is dead
CONTRADICTION 
two sentence such that if one is true, the second must be false. 
Example : 
Dodo is extinct. A hunter has just shot a dodo
LABELING 
describing someone or something in a word or short phrase. 
Example : 
If a parent is in prison a child will automatically be labelled as a trouble 
maker
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Semantics

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    SEMANTIC RELATIONS AMONG SENTENCES By SITI HANIFAH 1211204118
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    Connotation  Refersto the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word. Denotation  Refers to literal meaning of a word. Example : Snake denotation  the kind of reptile, connotation  evil or danger.
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    PARAPHRASE two sentencesthat have different forms but the same meaning. Example : Giraffes like Accacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 pounds of foood a day.  A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay everyday.
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    ENTAILMENT two sentencein which the truth of the first imples the truth of the second, but the truth of the second does not necessarily imply the truth of the first. Example : The president was assassinated  The president is dead. Barney killed the spider  the spider is dead
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    CONTRADICTION two sentencesuch that if one is true, the second must be false. Example : Dodo is extinct. A hunter has just shot a dodo
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    LABELING describing someoneor something in a word or short phrase. Example : If a parent is in prison a child will automatically be labelled as a trouble maker
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