STRUCTURING PROCESSES IN THE MENTAL LEXICON

Abstract

The study analyzes the material of four Hungarian language databases in terms of primary answers (MOTHER-FATHER, TABLE-CHAIR, SICKNESS-HEALTH etc.). Data collection took place in the 1980s and 2000s among 10–14 and 18–24 year olds, respectively. The primary response has increased. For example, the primary response to TABLE was 21,67 percent in 1980 which has increased to 30,17 percent in 2010.