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Cross-Cultural Variability of the Semantic Domain of Emotion Terms

An Examination of English Shame and Embarrass with Japanese Hazukashii

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ID7738367
AuthorsCraig D Rusch (Vanguard University of Southern California, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume38
Issue3
Pages236-248
Publication date2004-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross-Cultural Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1069-3971 • E-ISSN: 1552-3578
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1069397104264274
OpenAlexW2082551099
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

This research builds on recent work exploring the cross-cultural meaning of emotion terms. The specific hypothesis tested is that within the semantic structure of emotion terms in English and Japanese, the English term embarrass is closer to the Japanese term hazukashii than the English word shame. Similarity ratings of 15 emotion terms are compared between an American English sample (n = 33, including the term shame), another American English sample (n = 33, including the term embarrass instead of shame), and a Japanese sample (n = 32, including the term hazukashii). Correspondence analysis, t test, and quadratic assignment are used to represent the similarity among terms and assess the difference between shame, embarrass, and hazukashii. The hypothesis is supported, and in addition, the overall structure of emotion terms appears stable when one emotion term is replaced with another semantically similar label

Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Natural language processing · Psychotherapist · Sample (material · Semantic similarity · Shame · Similarity (geometry · Term (time · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,16
Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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