The emotion structure of the isiNdebele speaking group in the Mpumalanga province

TL;DR: In this article, the prototypicality and meaning of emotion lexicon encoded in the isiNdebele speaking group, so as to generate prototypical emotion words and to identify the manifestation of the emotions for this language in South Africa, as well as the categorisation of emotion terms.

Abstract: Orientation This study is about the emotion structure of the isiNdebele speaking group in Mpumalanga province. Division regarding the total number of dimensions that are found in different cultural groups is also a serious challenge. Some emotion researchers argue that emotions are divided into one or two dimensions whereas some argue that emotions are divided into three or four dimensions. Research purpose The main purpose of this research is to study the prototypicality and meaning of emotion lexicon encoded in the isiNdebele speaking group, so as to generate prototypical emotion words and to identify the manifestation of the emotions for this language in South Africa, as well as the categorisation of emotion terms. Motivation for the study The study of emotions at work was previously neglected. Emotion Researchers focused their attention on two aspects of emotions, namely stress and satisfaction. As a result, the emotion researchers felt that these two aspects covered the topic of emotion more adequately. The insufficient supply of research which focuses more on emotions at work resulted in serious controversy regarding emotions. For example, some researchers believe that emotions are universal and some believe that emotions are culturally bound. Based on these disagreements, it is necessary that research in the study of emotions be conducted which will contribute to addressing the challenges faced by emotion researchers. Research design, approach and method. A survey design was used that divided the study into three phases (i.e. a free listing questionnaire, a prototypicality rating questionnaire and, lastly, a similarity rating questionnaire). The free listing phase consisted of a convenience sample of the isiNdebele speaking group (N=126) with grade 12 qualifications in the South African Police Service. Fifty one (N=51) experts (educators) were requested to rate the prototypicality, clarity, frequency and intensity of all the emotion words on the questionnaire. The similarity rating phase consisted of a convenience sample of the experts (educators) in the isiNdebele speaking group (N=183) from different schools. Excel was used to compute