Features of the Concept FAMILIE Represented in the Biographical Discourse of Russian Germans

This paper describes a study conducted within the framework of modern German studies in accordance with the anthropocentric orientation of scientific paradigm. The study investigates the concept FAMILIE in the linguistic image of the world of Russian Germans living in Siberia. The contextual analysis of biographical stories of the representatives of the German ethnic community has helped us discover that the concept FAMILIE enters into complex hierarchical relationships with related concepts. Building a taxonomic model of this concept revealed its base, super- and subordinate levels and their linguistic realization.