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An Experimental Study of the Psychological Relevance of the Symbolic Content of Color Meanings (based on the material of the Chinese Language)
- Authors: Pishchalnikova V.A.1, Jiaqian W.1
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- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 3(897) (2025)
- Pages: 33-39
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/286469
- ID: 286469
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The purpose of the study is to establish the psychological relevance of the symbolic content of color meanings; the main method is a free associative experiment; the presentation material is specific field structures of reactions. The paper proposes an experimental technique for diagnosing the psychological relevance of the symbolic content of color lexemes; it is established that the frequency of symbolic reactions significantly depends on the substantial complexity of traditional symbolic meanings and their significance in modern culture, allowing the development of new meaningful components. Nuclear reactions show a high level of embedding of color names as representatives of symbolic meanings in associative-verbal networks.
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Vera Anatolyevna Pishchalnikova
Moscow State Linguistic University
Author for correspondence.
Email: pishchalnikova@mail.ru
Doctor of Philology (Dr. habil.), Professor, Professor at the Department of General and Comparative Linguistics, Head of the Laboratory of Psycholinguistics
Russian FederationWu Jiaqian
Moscow State Linguistic University
Email: 353737681@qq.co
Postgraduate Student of the Department of General and Comparative Linguistics
Russian FederationReferences
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