【正确答案】正确答案：Denotative meanings, also called "denotation" , contrary to connotation, refer to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition". For example, if you look up the word snake in a dictionary, you will discover that one of its denotative meanings is " any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions".

【答案解析】解析：(考查符号语言学中的概念意义或者外延意义)