Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in the Process of Compiling an Associative Dictionary

Authors

  • Perizat Medetbekova

    Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
  • Bakyt Kordabay

    Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
  • Kamar Aldasheva

    Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan
  • Manshuk Mambetova

    Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
  • Akhmaral Khairzhanova

    Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, Atyrau 060000, Kazakhstan
  • Kulshat Kondybai

    Baishev University, Aktobe 030000, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i7.10427
Received: 10 June 2025 | Revised:17 June 2025 | Accepted: 23 June 2025 | Published Online: 15 July 2025

Abstract

The paper aims to discuss the experience of creating the National Associative Dictionary of the Kazakh language. This unique resource provides valuable information about national values and their impact on the linguistic consciousness of Kazakh speakers. As part of the process of compiling the associative dictionary, various approaches and methods were used to study the national and cultural characteristics of the linguistic personality's fundamental values through their reactions. Quantitative and qualitative methods were chosen as a rational way to analyze large amounts of linguistic data. The associative experiment aimed to determine the number of lexical units and investigate their semantic and axiological nature. During the research, main conclusions were drawn and linguistic facts were presented that reflected the fundamental values of Kazakh society, as they are updated in the daily linguistic consciousness of language speakers. The article also analyzes the course of the free association experiment and its results from a linguistic perspective. It considers the national and cultural characteristics of some associations, citing examples. Based on this analysis, it is concluded that the Kazakh people have an associative way of thinking when it comes to the perception of ethnolexical items, the level of education, and their attitude towards cultural values.

Keywords:

Associative Dictionaries\; Associative Experiment; Associations; Qualitative Method; Quantitative Method

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Medetbekova, P., Kordabay, B., Aldasheva, K., Mambetova, M., Khairzhanova, A., & Kondybai, K. (2025). Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in the Process of Compiling an Associative Dictionary. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7(7), 487–502. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i7.10427

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