What's in a Name? Denotation, Connotation, and “A Boy Named Sue”

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Courses: Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Fundamentals of Communication Goal/Objective: This exercise puts a fun spin on learning the concepts of denotation and connotation in a public speaking or basic communication course. Using Johnny Cash's song “A Boy Named Sue,” it illustrates how a word's connotation is usually different from its denotation, and how carefully one must choose words in a speech because of the real possibility of audience misinterpretation.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2011.579906