“All three statements in a sentence have the same denotation”
Alas, that’s not the case.
Also, we already have access to a language that is purely denotational, with all of the connotations excluded. We call it mathematics. It’s useful and nifty.
The connotation game was pioneered by Bertrand Russell.
http://books.google.com/books?id=r6WsgVbaKPgC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=firm+obstinate+adjectives++Bertrand+Russell&source=bl&ots=10Fh4xy_Mn&sig=xpI0oGNl3nWiLBW7Q3e8ixovLnY&hl=en&ei=Ra7eSYDNHaH0tAP-_t25CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2
“All three statements in a sentence have the same denotation”
Alas, that’s not the case.
Also, we already have access to a language that is purely denotational, with all of the connotations excluded. We call it mathematics. It’s useful and nifty.
The connotation game was pioneered by Bertrand Russell.
http://books.google.com/books?id=r6WsgVbaKPgC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=firm+obstinate+adjectives++Bertrand+Russell&source=bl&ots=10Fh4xy_Mn&sig=xpI0oGNl3nWiLBW7Q3e8ixovLnY&hl=en&ei=Ra7eSYDNHaH0tAP-_t25CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2