Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study

In this study, we analyzed the relationship between the amodal (semantic) development of words and two popular emotional norms (emotional valence and arousal) in English and Spanish languages. To do so, we combined the strengths of semantics from vector space models (vector length, semantic diversit...

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Autores: Martínez Huertas, José Ángel, Jorge Botana, Guillermo de, Martínez Mingo, Alejandro, Iglesias, Diego, Olmos, Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Words
Emotional valence
Semantics
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
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spelling Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational studyMartínez Huertas, José ÁngelJorge Botana, Guillermo deMartínez Mingo, AlejandroIglesias, DiegoOlmos, RicardoDevelopmentWordsEmotional valenceSemanticsPsicología (Psicología)61 PsicologíaIn this study, we analyzed the relationship between the amodal (semantic) development of words and two popular emotional norms (emotional valence and arousal) in English and Spanish languages. To do so, we combined the strengths of semantics from vector space models (vector length, semantic diversity, and word maturity measures), and feature-based models of emotions. First, we generated a common vector space representing the meaning of words at different developmental stages (five and four developmental stages for English and Spanish, respectively) using the Word Maturity methodology to align different vector spaces. Second, we analyzed the amodal development of words through mixed-effects models with crossed random effects for words and variables using a continuous time metric. Third, the emotional norms were included as covariates in the statistical models. We evaluated more than 23,000 words, whose emotional norms were available for more than 10,000 words, in each language separately. Results showed a curve of amodal development with an increasing linear effect and a small quadratic deceleration. A relevant influence on the amodal development of words was found only for emotional valence (not for arousal), suggesting that positive words have an earlier amodal development and a less pronounced semantic change across early lifespan.Taylor & FrancisUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-10-0120252025-10-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/126339reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1263392026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
title Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
spellingShingle Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
Development
Words
Emotional valence
Semantics
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
title_short Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
title_full Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
title_fullStr Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
title_full_unstemmed Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
title_sort Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
Jorge Botana, Guillermo de
Martínez Mingo, Alejandro
Iglesias, Diego
Olmos, Ricardo
author Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
author_facet Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
Jorge Botana, Guillermo de
Martínez Mingo, Alejandro
Iglesias, Diego
Olmos, Ricardo
author_role author
author2 Jorge Botana, Guillermo de
Martínez Mingo, Alejandro
Iglesias, Diego
Olmos, Ricardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Development
Words
Emotional valence
Semantics
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
topic Development
Words
Emotional valence
Semantics
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
description In this study, we analyzed the relationship between the amodal (semantic) development of words and two popular emotional norms (emotional valence and arousal) in English and Spanish languages. To do so, we combined the strengths of semantics from vector space models (vector length, semantic diversity, and word maturity measures), and feature-based models of emotions. First, we generated a common vector space representing the meaning of words at different developmental stages (five and four developmental stages for English and Spanish, respectively) using the Word Maturity methodology to align different vector spaces. Second, we analyzed the amodal development of words through mixed-effects models with crossed random effects for words and variables using a continuous time metric. Third, the emotional norms were included as covariates in the statistical models. We evaluated more than 23,000 words, whose emotional norms were available for more than 10,000 words, in each language separately. Results showed a curve of amodal development with an increasing linear effect and a small quadratic deceleration. A relevant influence on the amodal development of words was found only for emotional valence (not for arousal), suggesting that positive words have an earlier amodal development and a less pronounced semantic change across early lifespan.
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