PSYCHOLOGICALLY RELEVANT CONTENT OF THE VALUE HEIMAT IN GERMAN LINGUOCULTURE

Abstract

The article examines the content of the value Heimat / Homeland in German linguistic culture. The study is based on a complex methodology, which includes the analysis of lexicographic data, i.e. of phraseological units, as well as the analysis of data from an associative experiment, which is the main method of psycholinguistic research. A free associative experiment is conducted with speakers of German linguistic culture aged 17 to 23 years in 2023. During the experiment, 100 reactions to the stimulus word Heimat are obtained, which are distributed in accordance with the integrative features identified by the researchers. The analysis shows that despite the fact that the content of the Heimat does not remain static over time, the obtained results show that respondents consider the concept under study to be extremely important and deeply emotional, connecting them with their place of birth, friends and family. The authors conclude that the results of the free associative experiment may indicate that for the surveyed respondents, the Motherland is undoubtedly a basic value.