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.