Wahyu Widhiarso
Kata Kunci : Kata Emosi, Unsur Semantik, Konteks Kata Emosi
Abstract. The aim of this research was to explore the semantic content of emotional words in Indonesian Language. Identification results were reflected into a map of emotional words that describe the position of each word which were analyzed, to compare semantic content of one emotion word with other. 45 emotion words in Indonesian Language that were divided into five categories of emotions were analyzed by using the semantic differential technique. Results from mapping were connected with the context of the use each the emotion words. This context was derived from emotional experiences of respondents report and content analysis from literature that use the emotion word. Respondents were students (N = 115) instructed to rate 45 emotional words based on semantic content. Result of analysis suggest that emotion words in Indonesian can be mapped into two dimensions, namely the evaluation and activity dimensions. Each emotion has semantic uniqueness based on evaluation and activities dimension, therefore each emotion words have semantically specific describe the realm emotions in individual level. Elements of semantic and emotional context of each word was discussed.
Keywords : Emotion Word, Semantic Element, Context of emotion word