Associative Verbal Network of Concepts РАДІСТЬ (JOY) and СТРАХ (FEAR): Experimental and Corpus Approaches

Abstract

The research describes the comparative characteristics of the associative verbal network of the concepts РАДIСТЬ (JOY) and СТРАХ (FEAR) based on the material of the Ukrainian Associative Dictionary (S. Martinek, 2007), also determines the associative distance between the studied concepts. The purpose is to reveal the statistical characteristics of women’s and men’s reactions to the specified stimuli and their types. Furthermore, we analyze the associative networks of the concepts PAДICTЬ (JOY) and CTPAX (FEAR). A comprehensive methodology was applied, including elements of dictionary definitions analysis, statistical analysis, and corpus-based method. The data of association experiments are compared with corpus data (GRAC), in particular, typical collocations with the components joy and fear are analyzed.