FEATURES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEXEME GOTT IN THE TEXTS OF MODERN GERMAN MASS-MEDIA

Abstract

The subject of the research is the lexeme Gott in the German mass-media texts. This name refers to the most valuable sphere for German linguistic community. A complex system of definitions functioning in the texts of the modern published German mass-media are being researched on the examples of “Spiegel”. The objective of the article is to analyze this lexeme from the viewpoint of its linguistic and cultural aspects. On the basis of the study, the meaning of the God’s name manifests itself in 5 variants. It mainly realizes the meaning of God as the supreme mind and the creator of the universe having control over the world. The God’s name is also a component of interjectional phraseologisms, they don’t have any religious background and express different feelings and emotions of the author. The use of the lexeme Gott in the meaning ‘an idol that is worshiped’ is represented in the modern German mass-media in less degree.