Thursday 14 July 2016

Misconstruing Affect With Unsupported Claims

Martin (1992: 534):
Table 7.13 Tenor — a provisional classification of affect


surge
predisposition



(behaviour)
(reaction)

negative:





discord:




self
cry
sad
[misery]

other
tell off
dislike
[antipathy]






insecurity:




self
loss of nerve
nervous
[disquiet]

other
terror
fearful
[apprehension]






frustration:




self
exasperation
tedium
[boredom]

other
demand
want
[desire]
positive





satisfaction:




self
laugh
cheerful
[happiness]

other
embrace
affection
[care]






security:




self
intrepid
confident
[confidence]

other
entrust
depend
[trust]






fulfillment: [sic]




self
excitement
interest
[engagement]

other
homage
respect
[admiration] 


Blogger Comments:

[1] This continues the misconstrual of a contextual relation between interlocutors (affect) as the behavioural surges and predisposed reactions of individuals.  See previous posts.

[2] The claim here is that 'discord' is the negative counterpart of 'satisfaction', and that
  • self-oriented discord is misery, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'cry', and the predisposed reaction 'sad', whereas
  • other-oriented discord is antipathy, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'tell off', and the predisposed reaction 'dislike'.
[3] The claim here is that:
  • self-oriented insecurity is disquiet, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'loss of nerve', and the predisposed reaction 'nervous', whereas
  • other-oriented insecurity is apprehension, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'terror', and the predisposed reaction 'fearful'.
[4] The claim here is that 'frustration' is the negative counterpart of 'fulfilment', and that
  • self-oriented frustration is boredom, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'exasperation', and the predisposed reaction 'tedium', whereas
  • other-oriented frustration is desire, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'demand', and the predisposed reaction 'want'.
[5] The claim here is that 'satisfaction' is the positive counterpart of 'discord', and that
  • self-oriented satisfaction is happiness, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'laugh', and the predisposed reaction 'cheerful', whereas
  • other-oriented satisfaction is care, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'embrace', and the predisposed reaction 'affection'.
[6] The claim here is that:
  • self-oriented security is confidence, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'intrepid', and the predisposed reaction 'confident', whereas
  • other-oriented security is trust, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'entrust', and the predisposed reaction 'depend'.
[7] The claim here is that 'fulfilment' is the positive counterpart of 'frustration', and that
  • self-oriented fulfilment is engagement, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'excitement', and the predisposed reaction 'interest', whereas
  • other-oriented fulfilment is admiration, which is exemplified by the behavioural surge 'homage', and the predisposed reaction 'respect'.


Because these unsupported claims are irrelevant to the theoretical notion of affect, I will leave it to the reader to consider their internal consistency.