The Conceptual System of Matrimonial Conflict Discourse in Modern German Language

Abstract

The conceptual system of the contemporary German language matrimonial conflict discourse is studied in two forms of representation – the colloquial one for everyday use and the authoritative one. The system-making concepts and the systemic connections between them are determined and statistically verified for each type of contemporary German language matrimonial conflict discourse. The schematic fixation of this set allows reconstructing unique cognitive maps, whose analysis testifies to the difference between the reality of the conflict communication of the German-speaking spouse-partner couple (the everyday picture of the world) and its interpretation by the author, reflecting the objective world by the language means through his subjective vision (author's picture of the world) and thus determining the language elements in the text.