On Connotation, Denotation and All That, or: Why a Nigger Is Not a ‘Black Person’

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Page 1547-1555
Author Geart van der Meer
Title On Connotation, Denotation and All That, or: Why a Nigger Is Not a ‘Black Person’
Abstract In my paper I intend to demonstrate that it is, in the case of monolingual dictionaries, preferable to incorporate usage labels like formal, vulgar etc. in the sense definitions themselves instead of making them almost invisible by hiding them in the margins of the entries. I will also argue that it should be attempted to make clear exactly why a lexical item is said to be e.g. humorous.
Session 9. Lexicological Issues of Lexicographical Relevance
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@InProceedings{ELX08-161,
	   author = {Geart van der Meer},
	   title = {On Connotation, Denotation and All That, or: Why a Nigger Is Not a 'Black Person'},
	   pages = {1547-1555},
	   booktitle = {Proceedings of the 13th EURALEX International Congress},
	   year = {2008},
	   month = {jul},
	   date = {15-19},
	   address = {Barcelona, Spain},
	   editor = {Elisenda Bernal, Janet DeCesaris},
	   publisher = {Institut Universitari de Linguistica Aplicada, Universitat Pompeu Fabra},
	   isbn = {978-84-96742-67-3},
	}
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