Miss Kelly's homework.

i chose line 3 to discuss the connotations of the words, the words included in line 3 are; boy, man, gentleman, male and lad.

Boy: when i envision the word boy i think of someone between the ages of of 0 and 20, i also stereotypically imagine something to do with football, whether that's them playing it or watching it because football it's a sport we most often associate with boys. i also think of bad behaviour or a boy messing around in class to get attention, as the word boy is sometimes used in a negative way towards boys in school if they are misbehaving, for example 'stop acting like little boys'.

Man: when i think of the word man the connotations are very different in comparison to the lexical boy, i don't envision someone my age i think of someone between the ages of 20 to 55. i think of a successful business man or someone with a wife and kids who handles a lot of responsibility. Overall i recognise that i immediately think of respect and power when i think of the lexical 'man' in comparison to the lexical 'boy'.

Gentleman: i think the connotations of the word gentleman is someone that is kind, polite and very respectful. i also imagine them to be successful, even more so then when i think of the word 'man'. i think of someone who has done very well in life through the respect he has for people. i also envision someone with wife and kids, who treats them with the up most respect.

male: i think the connotations of the word male are quite simple, i envision the sign on the door of a toilet and an ordinary man standing with all the correct anatomy. i think that i think of such basic connotations for this word because the lexical 'male' is there for us to identify the different types of gender and not much else.

lad: the connotations of the word lad to me is a man or boy that has slept with a lot of women, or cheated on his girlfriend on various occasions and hasn't been caught. i think these are the things i associate with the word because whenever i hear any of the scenarios i've listed above, the word 'lad' is the quickest to be said by many people. so now i subconsciously associate the word 'lad' with these things as-well.