LEXICAL-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT “TEENS”
Keywords:
Teens, adolescence, teenager, semantic analysis, youth, language and identity, social development, lexical-semantic relationsAbstract
This study focuses on the semantic analysis of the concept “teens” and its related words and collocations. The term “teens” is defined as the age range between 13 and 19, encompassing a critical period of physical, emotional, and social development. Key semantic features and associated lexical items are explored, such as teenager, youth, and adolescent, along with their contextual collocations.
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