Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian

The purpose of the article is: to show functions of compliments in the English and Ukrainian languages; to describe the differences between praise, flattery and compliments; to analyze a system of actual methods of modeling the associative content of the meanings of complementary expressions in the...

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Main Authors: Ернест Івашкевич, Ірина Перішко, Сабіна Коцур, Світлана Чернишова
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Published: Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky Hryhorii Skovoroda State Pedagogical University 2020-11-01
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Online Access:https://psycholing-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1071
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author Ернест Івашкевич
Ірина Перішко
Сабіна Коцур
Світлана Чернишова
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description The purpose of the article is: to show functions of compliments in the English and Ukrainian languages; to describe the differences between praise, flattery and compliments; to analyze a system of actual methods of modeling the associative content of the meanings of complementary expressions in the semantic field of the philological consciousness of the respondents of different ethnic groups (Englishmen and Ukrainians). The methods of the research are: theoretical ones – categorical and structurally-functional analysis of the texts, the methods of systematization, modeling, generalization; empirical methods – the analysis of novels, a free associative experiment. The results of the research. It was distinguished that among the respondents of the Ukrainian ethnic group we diagnosed the largest number of positive correlations between: the way of the explication of compliments in a form of a sentence and: syntactic constructions (phrases); semantically related compliments formed by the way of identity; creative compliments; semantically related compliments formed by the way of logical adjectivation and: semantically related compliments formed by the way of identity; semantically related compliments formed by the way of belonging, etc. The respondents of the English ethnic group had the highest number of positive correlations between: the way of the explication of compliments in a form of phrases and: semantically similar compliments; creative compliments; emotional and evaluative compliments and: semantically related compliments formed by the way of identity; semantically related compliments formed by the way of logical adjectivation, etc. Conclusions. We’ll formulate the psycholinguistic features of the explication of compliments in Ukrainian and English languages. Such features are: respondents of both Ukrainian and English ethnic groups are characterized by dominated subjective (ideosyncrasic) way of forming complementary expressions. English respondents are also dominated by emotional and evaluative way, while Ukrainians – by creative way in modeling the compliments. English people are more emotional in choosing phrases, word combinations and speech patterns that are complementary expressions, their speech is characterized by expressiveness and imagery. In turn, Ukrainians are more able to form creative expressions in their content, they form associative schemes, which, on the one hand, seem illogical, but, on the other hand, contain a creative context that enriches speech in a great degree, etc.
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spelling doaj-art-b4d937cf2f4b4f33be2a6c351f670fcf2025-08-20T02:54:48ZengPereiaslav-Khmelnytsky Hryhorii Skovoroda State Pedagogical UniversityПсихолінгвістика2309-17972415-33972020-11-01282245510.31470/2309-1797-2020-28-2-24-551071Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and UkrainianЕрнест Івашкевич0Ірина Перішко1Сабіна Коцур2Світлана Чернишова3Rivne State University of the Humanities, UkraineRivne State University of the Humanities, UkraineUniversität Salzburg, Austria Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, UkraineThe purpose of the article is: to show functions of compliments in the English and Ukrainian languages; to describe the differences between praise, flattery and compliments; to analyze a system of actual methods of modeling the associative content of the meanings of complementary expressions in the semantic field of the philological consciousness of the respondents of different ethnic groups (Englishmen and Ukrainians). The methods of the research are: theoretical ones – categorical and structurally-functional analysis of the texts, the methods of systematization, modeling, generalization; empirical methods – the analysis of novels, a free associative experiment. The results of the research. It was distinguished that among the respondents of the Ukrainian ethnic group we diagnosed the largest number of positive correlations between: the way of the explication of compliments in a form of a sentence and: syntactic constructions (phrases); semantically related compliments formed by the way of identity; creative compliments; semantically related compliments formed by the way of logical adjectivation and: semantically related compliments formed by the way of identity; semantically related compliments formed by the way of belonging, etc. The respondents of the English ethnic group had the highest number of positive correlations between: the way of the explication of compliments in a form of phrases and: semantically similar compliments; creative compliments; emotional and evaluative compliments and: semantically related compliments formed by the way of identity; semantically related compliments formed by the way of logical adjectivation, etc. Conclusions. We’ll formulate the psycholinguistic features of the explication of compliments in Ukrainian and English languages. Such features are: respondents of both Ukrainian and English ethnic groups are characterized by dominated subjective (ideosyncrasic) way of forming complementary expressions. English respondents are also dominated by emotional and evaluative way, while Ukrainians – by creative way in modeling the compliments. English people are more emotional in choosing phrases, word combinations and speech patterns that are complementary expressions, their speech is characterized by expressiveness and imagery. In turn, Ukrainians are more able to form creative expressions in their content, they form associative schemes, which, on the one hand, seem illogical, but, on the other hand, contain a creative context that enriches speech in a great degree, etc.https://psycholing-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1071semantic field, psycholinguistic features of the explication of compliments, praise and flattery, creative compliments, logical adjectivation, emotional and evaluative compliments, semantically related compliments.
spellingShingle Ернест Івашкевич
Ірина Перішко
Сабіна Коцур
Світлана Чернишова
Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian
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semantic field, psycholinguistic features of the explication of compliments, praise and flattery, creative compliments, logical adjectivation, emotional and evaluative compliments, semantically related compliments.
title Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian
title_full Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian
title_fullStr Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian
title_full_unstemmed Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian
title_short Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian
title_sort psycholinguistic content of complements in english and ukrainian
topic semantic field, psycholinguistic features of the explication of compliments, praise and flattery, creative compliments, logical adjectivation, emotional and evaluative compliments, semantically related compliments.
url https://psycholing-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1071
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