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Linguistic representation of the emotional cluster «phobia» in Chinese social networks (OPEN ACCESS)

Chistova E.V., Korchuganova P.N.

Siberian Federal University, Russia, Krasnoyarsk, EChisova@sfu-kras.ru

Abstract

The paper deals with the cognitive-psychological phenomenon of phobia in its linguistic refraction. Based on the material of the personal Internet pages and memes used by Chinese teenagers, the authors consider the collective emotional cluster «phobia» via linguistic methods. As a result of the study, a lexical and grammatical field with the archiseme «phobia» is compiled, the emotions of sadness and regret prevailing in this complex are identified, the correlation of informative density and emotional degree of the studied polycode fragments is described, and the national specificity of using virtual analogs of emotions in Chinese youth linguаculture is revealed.

Keywords

emotion; emotionology; Chinese language; virtual communication; emoticon; sociolinguistics

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For citing: Chistova, E.V., Korchuganova, P.N. (2021). Linguistic representation of the emotional cluster «phobia» in Chinese social networks. Human being: Image and essence. Humanitarian aspects. Moscow: INION RAN. Vol. 2(46): Homo emoticus in the digital era, pp. 69-90. DOI: 10.31249/chel/2021.02.05


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