Denotation and Connotation
Denotation is the literal definition
Connotation is the cultural definition
eg .Denotation = Red Light
.Connotation = Stop
James Bond poster:
Denotation -
The first James bond film
Stars Sean Connery
DR.NO
Red and Yellow colour scheme
Half naked women
Holding gun
Man in a suit
Palm trees
People on a beach
Connotation -
Spy movie
DR.NO is the villain
Sean Connery portrayed as Bond
Yellow shows Caribbean theme
Red shows violence + womaniser
James bond is a Womaniser
Women are sex objects in James Bond
Palm trees suggest an exotic location
Gun suggests the film is full of danger and adventure
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