ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine ‘death’ and other aspects evolving around this theme. The objective is acquired through a text analysis. Death itself is a natural phenomenon related to a certain emotion, namely grief. While grief is a state of mind, mourning is constructed by culture. Recent studies on German obituaries show that on textual level, there have been attempts from the survivor’s side to reflect their perception on death, but the aspect of emotion on texts is yet to explore. My preliminary observation shows that in German obituaries the aspect of mourning is still more dominant than grief. Using the framework of critical discourse analysis and psychological notions on emotion, a final conclusion will be drawn. Valuable information regarding contemporary sociocultural context in Germany will also be elaborated and highlighted.
