Arne.
At 07:24 9.5.1996, Robin Harwood wrote:
> For what it's worth, we're currently using "triads" in an attempt to
>map cultural differences in the semantic space of certain words
>our San Juan and Connecticut mothers have used to describe qualities
>they'd like their children to possess (e.g., independent, secure,
>friendly, respectful, obedient, etc.). Basically, mothers are given
>a list of 11 different qualities combined in different sets of three,
>and for each set of three ("triad"), they select the one word which
>is least like the other two words in meaning. This yields a
>topological "diagram" of the semantic relationship of these words,
>which we would expect to be different among the two groups of
>mothers (e.g., is responsible closer to intelligent or closer to
>respectful?). ...
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