CONTENT OF THE VALUE “HAUS” IN GERMAN LINGUOCULTURE

Abstract

The article examines the content of the value Haus / house in German linguistic culture. The study is based on a comparison of lexicographic data from different years and on the basis of data from an association experiment with speakers of German linguistic culture. The respondents are students from German universities. The age of the respondents is from 17 to 23 years. Respondents were instructed to respond to the stimulus word Haus with the first word that came to mind. An analysis of the reactions received showed that Haus / house is a basic value for speakers of German linguistic culture, deeply emotional, connected with the inner world of the respondents, with the feelings of the respondents. At the same time, the reactions pointed to the traditional perception of a house in German linguistic culture: its presence is considered as a special luxury. The experiment also indicates the intersection of the associative field Haus / house with the associative fields of other values, which may emphasize the special role of the house as a value.