Question

To Albert, the word "love" brings up positive feelings about his son; to Raj, it brings up negative feelings about a previous relationship; and to Anthony, it refers to the warm feeling he gets during family gatherings. Which category of meaning are these statements describing?

Answer 1

- Connotative meaning.

Step-by-step explanation:

Connotative meaning is described as the implicit or suggested meaning of a particular word, phrase, or sentence. Such meanings are required to be inferred by the reader through associating it to the context(which could be the past experiences, memories, emotions, etc.) which is either contrary or more deep than the denotative or literal meaning of those words.

As per the question, 'connotative meaning' is the category of meanings that these given statements by Albert, Raj, and Anthony reflects as their inferences(which are different from the explicit meaning of the word 'love') vary depending on their associations with the word(relating to their past memories and experiences) that intensifies and escalates the meaning beyond its 'explicit or literal' meaning.