Question

question 7
1 pts
gaurav got food poisoning over the weekend. when talking to his mom, gaurav wanted to communicate the severity of his condition. in order to imply the volatile outcome of the food poisoning, gaurav told his mom that he \barfed.\ gaurav decided not to use \got sick\ or \vomited\ because these words did not imply the same interpretive meaning as \barfed.\ gaurav decided to use the word base on its:
denotative meaning
connotative meaning
syntax
heuristic

Explanation:

Denotative meaning is the literal or dictionary - defined meaning. Connotative meaning is the associated or secondary meaning based on cultural or personal associations. Gaurav chose "barfed" over "got sick" or "vomited" because of the extra, more intense feelings and implications (connotations) it carried, not the literal definition. Syntax refers to sentence structure and heuristic is a problem - solving approach, neither of which apply here.

Answer:

B. Connotative meaning