Movement of meanings in a current diachrony: towards the methods of working with large associative-verbal databases

This paper is devoted to the techniques and methods for studying new large-scale associative-verbal databases, including but not limited to RAS (1988-1997), EVRAS (2008-2011), SIBAS (2008-2022), and DONAS (2018-2024). These databases were compiled by Russian psycholinguists and introduced into scientific circulation at the turn of the twenty-first century. The appearance of such a large body of material provides exciting possibilities not only for associative lexicography but also for linguistic theory, as well as for interdisciplinary work on socially important issues with practical applications. The unique nature of these materials, the very process of organizing the experimental work, and the core concept require the collection and organization of empirical data to investigate the systemogenesis of the Russian linguistic personality and language as a human resource. All aforementioned factors establish a propitious environment for investigating multiple hypotheses concerning the human mental lexicon organization and function, aligning with early cognitive research, particularly regarding associative data. Given its restricted representativeness, the material available at that time proved insufficient for constructing indepth diachronic dynamic models that adequately considered age, region, and the fluctuating nature of the socio-communicative environment.

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