Lexical-semantical aspect of the reflection of the concept ordnung (order) in the works of Thomas Mann

The article deals with the characteristics of lexical-semantic reflection of the concept Ordnung (order) in the works of Thomas Mann. There are identified specific aspects of the perception of this concept of the characters of the works within which the linguistic components of center and periphery of its lexical-semantic field are established. The center of the lexical-semantic field of the concept Ordnung is a noun die Ordnung (order). Different linguistic units belong to the near periphery of its lexical-semantic field in the novel "Buddenbrooks". They characterize the perception of the concept Ordnung of the characters in such aspects: "Compliance with established rules and traditions" (e.g.: die Ordnung, ordnungsgemäß, der Brauch, die Mäßigkeit, stark, ermahnen); "The organization of external reality" (e.g.: die Anordnungen, beobachten, liquidieren, versichern, Ordnungsliebe); "Social stratification" (e.g.: sich aufhalten, wissen, das Selbstgefühl, die Entschiedenheit, verteidigen). The far periphery is formed by the linguistic units that reflect the perception of this concept as "Improvement of the inner world" (e.g.: sich besinnen, begreifen, die Vernunft, das Gewissen). In the novel "The Magic Mountain" near periphery of the lexical-semantic field of the concepts Ordnung is formed by the linguistic units that reflect its perception as a "Desire to streamline the external reality" (eg.: die Lebensbedingungen, spärlich, verweilen, die Morgengewohnheiten, die Säuberung, die Verordnung, sollen) and "Daily routine" (eg.: der Normaltag, die Hausordnung, gliedern, organisieren, fürsorglich, regelmäßig, der Rahmen, die Zeiteinheit). Within the far periphery we can examine those lexems, which characterize this concept as "Organization of the functioning of society" (e.g.: die Sichtung, die Beherrschung, die Tätigkeit, zielbewußt, leiten, herausführen).