Concept HEIMAT (HOMELAND) in the contemporary German aphoristic discourse
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5075-2025-1-122-134
Abstract
Aim. To identify and describe the representation peculiarities of the concept HEIMAT in the modern German aphoristic discourse.
Methodology. A combination of cognitive and discourse approaches as well as a linguocultural analysis of language units was used in the data analysis. A total of 106 samples were taken from the modern German authors (the second half of XX – the beginning of XXI centuries).
Results. According to the analysis, only two semantic dominants out of three recorded in lexicographical sources are actualized in the German aphoristic discourse. Local and temporal features of the HEIMAT concept are represented. The concept of the “inner, spiritual” homeland prevails. The perception of the homeland depends on a person’s age. The figurative component of the concept is represented by the metaphorical transfer “homeland for a person is a soil for growth.”
Research implications. These findings may help us to understand different linguocultures and allow determining the peculiarities of the national pictures of the world.
About the Authors
Zh. B. Esmurzaeva
Omsk State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zhanbota B. Esmurzaeva – Cand. Sci .(Philology), assoc. Prof.
Omsk
E. V. Novikova
Omsk State Agrarian University named after P. A. Stoplypin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V. Novikova – Cand. Sci. (Philology), assoc. Prof.
Omsk
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