The concept of homeland/fatherland in the context of associative grammar

Abstract

Based on the material taken from the associative dictionary of the Serbian language -ARRSJ and OARSJ, this paper presents the concept of HOMELAND/FATHERLAND (????????/????????) based on the associative field of lexemes ???????? (?fatherland?) and ???????? (?homeland?), from the viewpoint of associative grammar, and based on the analysis of relations within the pair stimulus - reaction in both directions, which represents a basic unit of associative network and associative grammar. Founded upon the rules of associative grammar and standard analogical procedures, relations within the pair stimulus - reaction are presented on three planes: verbalsemantic / grammatical, cognitive and pragmatic, upon which rests the realization of speaking-thinking activities, which is reflected in the language worldview.