Kamshat B. Zhumasheva; Meiramgul E. Sapargaliyeva; Damira S. Sarkulova; Rimma M. Kuzhentayeva; Ansagan G. Utarova
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The paper aims to explore the role of gender metaphors in constructing a language picture of the world on the basis of figurative appellations of human beings. The linguistic corpus obtained by the method of continuous sampling from the Dictionary of the Kazakh Literary Language comprises 249 metaphorical ...
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The paper aims to explore the role of gender metaphors in constructing a language picture of the world on the basis of figurative appellations of human beings. The linguistic corpus obtained by the method of continuous sampling from the Dictionary of the Kazakh Literary Language comprises 249 metaphorical nominations both of a person in general (gender-unmarked metaphors) and men and women in particular (gender-marked metaphors). Based on the obtained data, it is possible to identify culturally significant features that are conveyed through gender-specific metaphors. The results show that gender-unmarked metaphors are more typical of Kazakh culture. Among the features derived from gender-marked and unmarked metaphors, the most numerous group is human character and behavior. Moreover, in the metaphorical nominations of men, the second most important group of features is social status, while in the metaphorical descriptions of women, appearance plays an essential role. This paper contributes to cross-cultural research on gender differences and linguistic means of constructing gender in lexicography.
Gulzhan Shokym; Elmira Burankulova; Kyrmyzy Yessenova; Aigul Sarbassova; Bauyrzhan Bauyrzhan Kyzy; Gulzhan Yerzhanova
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This article considers linguistic means and ways of implementing the kyz concept on materials in the Turkic languages. The lexical units included in the semantic field kyz of the studied languages are analyzed. The article aims to describe the proverbs of the Turkic languages that represent ...
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This article considers linguistic means and ways of implementing the kyz concept on materials in the Turkic languages. The lexical units included in the semantic field kyz of the studied languages are analyzed. The article aims to describe the proverbs of the Turkic languages that represent the kyz concept to identify the national specifics of the linguistic objectification of this concept in the Turkic linguistic consciousness. Based on the review of domestic and foreign literature on this topic, the article substantiates the special status of the cognitive model used in Turkic languages that acquire a cognitive orientation. The concept under study is considered in various aspects, including the linguistic means of expressing this concept and the social status of the girl is described from the perspective of gender studies. Linguocultural analysis of the kyz concept is carried out based on the following parameters: (1) an infant or a child, (2) a girl, and (3) a bride.