On 8/4/2017 10:56 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
SuStel:
connotes negative quality (connotes disparagement, seldom used)
What is the difference between "connotes negative quality" and "connotes disparagement" ? I googled disparagement, (because I didn't know its meaning), and I got the synonyms of "devaluation, debasement, derogation".
The way I understand the "connotes negative quality" and "connotes disparagement", with regards to the matter we are discussing is:
If I want to say that the qagh is as dead as a stone (which is a negative quality) then I use {A Q *puS* B Q *puS}. *But if I want to say that the forehead of someone's mother is smooth as a peach, and I want the phrase to have the maximum insulting effect, then I will use {A Q *puS* B Q *rap}. *And maybe, in the qagh example, if I want to insult the chef who ccoked it, I will use again {A Q *puS* B Q *rap} *instead of the {A Q *puS* B Q *puS*}*. *Or is it that the "disparagement" concerns only the occupant of slot A, and not those in direct relation to him as well ? * * Am I right ?
Disparagement is insult; negativity just means something is not good. *qagh let puS nagh let puS */the qagh is as hard as a stone /(so you should improve your recipe) *qagh let puS nagh let rap */the qagh is as hard as a stone/ (you incompetent chef!) When I wrote "connotes positive/negative quality," I suppose what I really should have said is "used with positive/negative qualities." You'll use the *law'/law'* form when you're saying A has an much of the positive quality Q as B; the *puS/puS* version when you're saying A has as much of the negative quality Q as B. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name