The price" (lexical semantics) or of "price" or "sentence". (A compositional semantics), it means a context of use. (Meanings that arise from language use in context) such as the same sentence, can convey a lot, depending on the context. It use 1. Can you take the trash out? denotation (Literal meaning or compositional meaning that arises from combinatorial. Process) of this sentence is ."You take out the trash?" Which could mean a request or may be meant to ask for physical ability.