Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Meruyert Bazarbayeva ¹
• Alua Temirbolat ¹
• Shaigul Ramazanova ¹
• Albina Dossanova ¹
• Zeinep Zhumatayeva ²
• Anar Ashirova ¹
• Zhaina Satkenova ¹

¹ Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

² Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Abstract

It is believed that bilingualism modifies one’s perception and social realities as a result of having a broader cultural perspective. In fact, language and culture are intertwined. This effect can enrich writing and improve the effective transmission of thoughts and emotions. Thus, the article intended to explore the bilingual writers’ perception about the world and its realities and identify their perspectives as reflected in their works. To achieve the main purpose of the study, a number of works by three modern bilingual (Kazakh/Russian) writers (i.e., Alimzhanov, Asemkulov, and Seysenbayev) were meticulously analyzed, since various phenomena, events, social realities, and views formed in the environment of the two cultures are reflected in the work. The findings revealed that bilingual writers’ vision of the world can be multi-influenced by their native and foreign languages and that the bilingual cognition adds an extra layer of complexity to the writers’ point of view.

Keywords

• Bilingualism
• Culture
• Multilingualism
• Interethnic relations
• Communication