Moscow State Linguistic University, Moscow, Russia, chlopova_anna@mail.ru
In the article the author determines psychologically relevant content of the basic value Liebe (love) in the German linguoculture. The study compares the data of lexicographic sources (including etymological sources) with the findings of a free associative experiment. The analysis has shown that the concept Liebe (love) is relevant and significant for the representatives of the German linguoculture. It is featured in a variety of reactions-representations which reflect individual experiences of the respondents. The relevance of this concept is verified with the help of a reverse associative experiment. However, the meaning of the concept Liebe (love), representing the same basic value, is constantly changing: the correlation between love and the object of love becomes relevant. Liebe (love) unites other value characteristics for the respondents: trust, loyalty, harmony, attention, tenderness towards another person on the basis of common integrative characteristics. Moreover, it has a positive connotation for the respondents.
basic value; psychologically relevant content; associative experiment; reverse associative experiment; German linguoculture
Download textFor citing: Khlopova, A.I. (2021). Psychologically relevant content of the basic value Liebe (love) in the German linguoculture. Ethnopsycholinguistics. Moscow: INION RAN. Vol. 1(4), pp. 31-45. DOI: 10.31249/epl/2021.01.02