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A Freelisting Analysis of VATAN and SZÜLŐFÖLD: Empirical Insights from Turkish and Hungarian Cultural Conceptualizations

Nilay, Nur Taşdemir (2026) A Freelisting Analysis of VATAN and SZÜLŐFÖLD: Empirical Insights from Turkish and Hungarian Cultural Conceptualizations. ALKALMAZOTT NYELVTUDOMÁNY, XXVI (1). pp. 148-166. ISSN 1587-1061

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Abstract

This study examines how Turkish and Hungarian speakers conceptualize VATAN and SZÜLŐFÖLD in their respective native languages using a freelisting task. The responses from 118 Turkish and 121 Hungarian participants were analyzed for frequency and grouped into conceptual themes. The results show that both groups associate these concepts with universal notions such as belonging and place attachment. Turkish speakers tend to conceptualize VATAN in terms of collective identity, national symbols, and moral duty, whereas Hungarian speakers tend to conceptualize SZÜLŐFÖLD through individual experiences and family ties. The findings confirm that VATAN and SZÜLŐFÖLD share a common universal core; however, their meanings are shaped by unique patterns.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: cognition; cultural conceptualizations; Cultural Linguistics; Freelisting; cultural categorization;
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PH Finno-Ugrian, Basque languages and literatures / finnugor és baszk nyelvek és irodalom > PH04 Hungarian language and literature / magyar nyelv és irodalom
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2026 13:14
Last Modified: 09 Jul 2026 13:14
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/241817

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