Journal of Danubian Studies and Research, Vol 5, No 2 (2015)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the description of the procedure of axionomens’ formalizedanalysis. Matrix method of investigating words denoting spiritual values in the modern Ukrainianlanguage is proposed. Matrix is defined to be a two-dimensional structure which replacesoversimplified notation systems used in componential analysis. Matrix enables a researcher to studyall the interconnections between the related meanings of different lexical units as well as betweendifferent meanings of a specific lexical unit. It consists of two axes – a vertical one indicates a lexicalstock and a horizontal one means a seme stock of the collected language material. The application ofmatrix method in practice proves that the structural organization of axiovocabulary considerablybecomes complicated; internal mechanisms and dynamics of semantic cooperations of axionomensare revealed under the influence of extra-linguistic factors. Matrix presentation of non-material valuesgives an opportunity to describe in detail the structure of axionouns’ lexical meanings which are notin chaotic order, but clearly organized, to distinguish the degree of their related semantics, to exposethe functional character of semes forming definite structures within the framework of analyzed words.The proposed methodology of researching the relations between lexico-semantic groups is consideredto be perspective in studying all lexical sub-systems of the value paradigms of the English and Frenchlanguage societies.