Word Meaning May Be Goodness-Power-Aggression-Danger-Structure, Not VAD
abenitezburraco · x · 2026-10-26
Researcher abenitezburraco argues the essence of word meaning is better captured by goodness-power-aggression-danger-structure dimensions than the classic orthogonal valence-arousal-dominance (VAD) triad. Ousiograms of the NRC VAD lexicon show weak correlations among VAD dimensions (r from -0.27 to +0.49, low r²), while candidate dimensions like goodness-aggression and structure-power score r=r²=0, suggesting a more natural geometry of meaning—with implications for how language models represent semantics.
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