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GENERAL BASES OF DEFINITION
ØThe Denotative Definition is based on the LITERAL definition of a word.
ØThe Connotative
Definition is
the FIGURATIVE/EMOTIONAL/ SYMBOLICAL meaning.
DEFINITION “I
will expand you”
vThe process of explaining a word,
an object, or an idea.
vThe mode of paragraph development
that answers the questions:
What is it? What are its special features?
Techniques
in Defining a Term
FORMAL DEFINITION
a
term is define by:
1. giving
the class
or kind (genus)
where the word/term belongs and
2. the characteristics that
distinguish the term from the terms known as differentia
*EXTENDED DEFINITION
- use to define abstract concept that
allows one to broaden the definition.
A. FUNCTION + EXAMPLE
B. ETYMOLOGY
C. COMPARISON/ CONTRAST
D. DESCRIPTIONS
E. RESULTS/EFFECTS
Components
of Definition Writing
1. Thesis Statement
2. Explanation of the thesis
3. Examples of the Thesis
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