Analyze and comment on the following.Comment on the following two sentences from the point of associative meaning.a) He is bright and ambitious.b) The reactionary's chief ambition is to become the emperor.
ASSOCIATIVE MEANING IS THE SECONDARY MEANING SUPPLEMENTED TO THE CONCEPTUAL MEANING. IT HAS FOUR TYPES: CONNOTATIVE, STYLISTIC AND COLLOCATIVE. IN THE ABOVE TWO SENTENCES, THE ITALICIZED WORDS AHVE THEIR AFFECTIVE MEANINGS. IN SENTENCE A) AMBITIOUS IS OBVIOUSLY USED IN GOOD SENSE SHOWING APPROVAL ON THE PART OF SPEAKER, WHILE IN SENTENCE B) AMBITION CONVEYS A PEJORATIVE OVERTONE. SO, AFFECTIVE MEANING OF A WORD DEPENDS ON THE CONTEXT WHERE THE WORD IS USED. 
