Vocabulary associations as a context for research
on the vocabulary of the thematic fields BAPTISM and FUNERAL in the language of the inhabitants of Wielkopolska villages Cover Image

Skojarzenia słowne jako kontekst do badań nad słownictwem pól tematycznych CHRZEST i POGRZEB w języku mieszkańców wsi wielkopolskich
Vocabulary associations as a context for research on the vocabulary of the thematic fields BAPTISM and FUNERAL in the language of the inhabitants of Wielkopolska villages

Author(s): Michalina Surma
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Semantics, Eastern Slavic Languages, Social psychology and group interaction, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: thematic field; lexical association; baptism; funeral;

Summary/Abstract: The objects of the research are word associations related to the ritual perspective (asso- ciations to the words baptism, funeral) and biological perspective (associations to the words birth, death). Linguistic data were obtained using a survey method in an online survey conducted between 22 April 2021 and 22 May 2021 via Google Forms. The aim of this article is to analyse word associa- tions in the context of building a questionnaire for dialectological research. The survey is intended to enable changes to be made to the questionnaire for field research. The data obtained were organised into semantic fields and analysed from a frequency and generational perspective. The results of the observation are cognitive (the analysis of the results has made it possible to identify lexemes supe- rior to the fields) and practical (introduction of changes to the questionnaire, as well as to choose a research perspective).

  • Issue Year: 1/2024
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 1-11
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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