ASYMMETRY OF THE STRUCTURAL UNITS OF THE RUSSIAN AND GERMAN GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIGRAMS
The paper studies the names of structural units in governmental organigrams of Lower Saxony State Chancellery and Perm Krai Governor’s Administration. The goal of this research is to reveal intercultural and interlanguage asymmetry in the organigrams of these governmental bodies. Organigram is the visual presentation of the staffing structure of the government that shows the hierarchy of the governmental departments, positions and names of department heads. Organigram is a subtype of orientation texts. The analysis revealed that intercultural asymmetry is found in the hierarchy of the governmental departments (difference in the number of departments and their functions), while interlanguage asymmetry is found in the names of functional subsystems, management and names of positions. There are positions equal in rank and functions in Lower Saxony State Chancellery and Perm Krai Governor’s Administration, for example Governor - Prime Minister, Director of Perm Krai Department - Head of Department of Lower Saxony State Chancellery, Head of Administration of Perm Krai Governor - Head of Chancellery. The research may be useful for Bachelor and Master’s Degree students in Linguistics, Translation and State Management; it may help to enlarge background knowledge and teach proper communicative behavior during high-level visits.