The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine

  • Received 30.07.2024,
  • Revised 01.10.2024,
  • Accepted 30.11.2024
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Vol. 19, No. 6, 2024
  • thematic analysis; psycholinguistics; associative experiment; research method
  • https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2024-82-6-188-195
  • Pages 188-195

The article offers a practical guide to conducting thematic analysis on the example of research on socio-psychological phenomena in the field of psycholinguistics. It has been proven that the use of thematic analysis in the processing of lexical material obtained experimentally thanks to the conduct of associative experiments enables the study of nuances of human behavior and social interactions

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