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No 4 (2023)
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RESEARCH IN TURKIC LANGUAGES

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Linguistics is one of the social sciences and studies the various characteristics and functions of language. Various features of the internal system of language are also studied in relation to linguistics. At the same time, linguistic knowledge develops and changes under the influence of external social phenomena. The authors of the article are convinced of this property of language by applying natural science teachings to the object. This can be argued as a conflictological aspect of linguistics. This means that the conflictological aspect can prove the relevance of the article. The purpose of the article is to differentiate the scientific conclusions of the first Kazakh linguists of a linguobiological nature. This goal requires the solution of at least two tasks: 1) introduces the first Kazakh linguists to the common Eurasian scientific environment and disseminates their scientific and pedagogical works; 2) obliges to solve general interscientific relations through the relations of man and language, language and biology, language and speech, language and thinking. The first scientific works of the first Kazakh scientists are considered as the methodology of the article. In particular, the scientific principles of A. Baitursynuly, K. Zhubanuly, S. Amanzholuly were in the spotlight. Given specific examples and facts related to Turkic languages (Kazakh, Chuvash, Yakut) were given. In addition, materials from the dictionary of the Kazakh literary language and information from Wikipedia provided a lot of methodological information. The article is based on the methods of historical comparison, scientific analysis, analysis and collection. The main results of the article are reflected in the connection between linguistics and natural science. Likewise, the problems of paleontology and pathopsycholinguistics, presented in a small volume, make researchers think and lead to the study of general scientific research in this direction.

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The language of the heroic tale is a complex system that encodes information about the national, ideological, cultural foundations of an ethnic group, and is significantly different from the literary and colloquial styles of the modern language. Despite the fact that the texts of heroic tales have always aroused the scientific interest of researchers, their linguistic categories have not yet received sufficient study. The purpose of our article is to identify and describe the linguistic (in particular, verbal) expression of the emotional world of heroes. The material for the functional-semantic analysis was the verbal vocabulary with the meaning of emotion, collected by continuous sampling from the text of the Khakass heroic legend «Албынҷы». According to our information, this folklore monument contains 19 verbs, 3 phraseological units and 1 clichéd expression representing the emotional world of epic characters. The small number of representatives of the emotional world of heroes is compensated by their ambiguity and, accordingly, their ability to cover all the necessary aspects of emotional activity. The work used descriptive (descriptiveanalytical) and functional-semantic research methods. The relevance of our research is due to the insufficient knowledge of the language of Khakass heroic tales, in particular, the verbal sphere from the perspective of the anthropocentric paradigm, as well as the small number of special works on this topic based on the material of other Turkic folklore texts. The novelty of the research is that for the first time, not only in Khakass, but also in other Turkic languages, verbs expressing the emotional experiences of heroes are considered as an irreplaceable and important fragment of the folk-linguistic picture of the world. During the analysis of linguistic material, it was revealed that epic heroes can experience the following emotions: anger, surprise, excitement, fear, compassion, shame, love (more precisely, dislike), suffering, grief, which are expressed by stylistically neutral, frequency verbs. And also the verbal vocabulary with the meaning of crying and laughter stands somewhat apart from them, since its content equally contains emotions and the physiological reaction of the subject to the corresponding emotional stimuli. Clichéd expressions and phraseological units also add shades of color and originality to the process of emotional activity. Linguistic folkloristics, as a new direction in Khakassian studies, is at the initial stage of its development. The language of Khakass heroic tales has many unstudied, unsolved, and therefore interesting conceptual fields in the lexical-semantic, functional-semantic, semantic-cognitive, linguocultural aspects. We believe that this topic has good linguistic potential and prospects for future research.

STUDY OF THE TUNGUSIC-MANCHU LANGUAGES

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The publication is devoted to the description of the concept of «movement» in the ethnic picture of the world that is reflected in Evenki phraseology. The relevance of the research is the decline in the functionality of the native language in the conditions of globalization and is determined by the insufficient knowledge of Evenki phraseology. The aim of the research is to demonstrate the potential of figurative speech and the correlation between language and ethnic worldview on the example of a linguistic concept. The basic concept of the Evenki worldview is considered through the prism of the mentality bearer of ethnic culture that is based on the ethnographic traditions of the nomadic way of life. The theoretical basis of the research are the studies devoted to the phraseology of the Russian language and interdisciplinary developments at the interface between linguistics and ethnography. The research material are studies on the language, ritual culture, folklore and literature of the Evenki. The analysis of the used material and cultural traditions indicates a close correlation between the composition of phraseological units and the economic and worldview traditions of the Evenki. Because of the research, the author concludes that the concept of «movement» is one of the basic symbols of the traditional Evenki worldview, formed in the process of historical adaptation of the cultural complex of a nomadic hunter in the conditions of the mountain taiga landscape. In the ethnic picture of the world, this concept is comprehended in connection with the process of human life and is embodied in a significant amount of phraseological units formed from verbs denoting various forms of movement. The most common phraseological units are formed from the verbs ngaenaemi – «to go» and girkumi – «to walk». In the Evenki language, the concept of «movement» is represented in the form of phraseological units with different meanings, among which the most common are phraseological units meaning «to live», «to overcome», «to achieve», «to catch up.» In the Evenki language picture of the world, movement is contrasted with the static condition of objects in the world. The phraseology of the Evenki language reflects the ethnographic, social, moral traditions of the ethnic society and the system of acquired knowledge. The prospects for further research on the topic are associated with attracting interest in the Evenki phraseology from specialists in linguoculturology.

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This article discusses the issue of teaching the Evenk language to younger schoolchildren, familiarization with the culture of the Evenks. The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that the linguistic situation of the Evenk language in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is assessed as critical, since the use of this language is minimized. The aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of mathematical tasks with a national component in integrated classes of the Evenk language and mathematics. To achieve this goal, we have set the following tasks: to analyze the importance of teaching the Evenk language in the formation of ethno-cultural competence; to develop mathematical problems with a national component; to experimentally test the effectiveness of integrated classes of the Evenk language and mathematics in the formation of ethno-cultural competence of junior high school students. Because of the experimental work carried out, it was revealed that the developed dictionary of educational and mathematical terms in the Evenk language, compiled tasks with a national component in the Evenk language contribute to familiarization with the culture of the Evenk people, forming the ethno-cultural competence of younger schoolchildren. In the future, it is planned to research and develop integrated classes of the native language and the school subject «the world around», teaching them their native language, introducing them to culture.

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The subject of the study is the semantics of linguistic units involved in the representation of the concept «fire» in the linguoculture of the Evenks. The aim is to describe the concept. Linguocultural and semantic-cognitive approaches to the research of thinking units are applied in the study. The relevance of the topic of the article is determined by the insufficient study of the fragments of the Evenk linguistic picture of the world. Representations about fire exist in the consciousness of many peoples of the world. According to the scientists, they belong to cultural universals. Fire is one of the four natural elements, primary elements. Therefore, there is a cult of fire in the Evenki tradition, as well as in many other ethnic groups. The formation of the concept in the consciousness of the Evenks was influenced by the landscape, historically connected with the territory of their residence, traditional type of economy (hunting), animistic views of nature. The lexicographic material is used to identify linguistic units verbalizing the concept, their semantic analysis is performed, then folklore, art texts, field audio recordings are studied. After that, the linguocultural analysis of these texts is carried out. The texts were recorded from informants living in Kyust-Kemda village, Kalarsky District, Zabaikalsky Krai; Ust-Nyukzha village, Tynda District, Amur Region; Alla village, Kurumkansky District, Republic of Buryatia; Tyanya village, Olyokminsky District, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The analysis of the field audio recordings made it possible to identify the value component of mental education and showed that the cult of fire and the perception of fire as a deity are preserved in the consciousness of modern Evenks. This is observed among the groups of Evenks leading traditional hunting and nomadic way of life. Studying folklore, art and poetic texts has allowed identifying the figurative side of the concept. The mental formation under consideration is basic in the consciousness of Evenks and related peoples. The key representative of the concept is the lexeme ‘togo’, used in all the colloquialisms of the Evenki language and Tungus-Manchurian languages, which indicates the archaic nature of this fragment of the linguistic picture of the Evenki world. In addition to the mentioned lexeme, other words are also used in the actualization of mental formation: guluvun, dyaӈe, yandra, otu.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ALTAIC LANGUAGES

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The relevance of the study is determined by the growing interest of the scientific community in constructing typologies of linguistic features of the Korean language in its relation to the Altai language system. A review of research shows that to date, discussions regarding the place of the Korean language in the Altai language system continue, since there are no uniform criteria by which to describe the relationship of these two languages. The purpose of the article is to systematize the features that allow us to determine the place of the Korean language in the Altai language system. Objectives: provide an overview of studies of the Altai language system; consider arguments about the relationship between the Korean and Altai languages; consider criticism of the theory of kinship between the Korean and Altaic languages. Research methods: systematization, generalization, description, comparison, critical analysis. It has been established that even if we completely deny the family connection between the theory of the Altaic language family and the Korean language, it is still possible to establish a friendly connection between them, which can be taken as a research hypothesis. This is made possible by the fact that the common elements that have been clearly outlined so far exist, albeit in meager quantities. If these elements were not borrowed, it would be difficult to conclude that this is a coincidence. However, it does not seem convincing that the scant data is sufficient to prove the kinship of Koreans and Altai. In this situation, just as it is impossible to draw an unambiguous conclusion that the Korean language has a related relationship with the Altai language or the Altai language family, it is also impossible to conclude that there are no such relationships at all. It is true that the origins of the Korean language are still unclear. Since the existing theory of the Altaic language family and the theory of kinship with Korean were accepted almost without criticism, the counter-arguments against them can be equally strong. However, there are significant differences between these views. Some say this completely refutes conventional wisdom, while others say it is a hypothesis that has not yet been proven. The prospects for the study are seen in the systematization of linguistic typological features of the Korean language in its relation to the Altai language system.

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Since ancient times, a person names objects of the environment, correlating them, first, with parts of his body. The study of somatisms is of great interest, since the nomination, process is particularly evident in them, the connection between the object and the person giving the name is clearly manifested: the transparency of the internal form allows us to establish the cause of their origin and identify some patterns of nomination. A comprehensive analysis of somatisms in the geographical vocabulary of the Yakut and Khakass languages, their systematization and description, in our opinion, will allow us to better understand how native speakers comprehend the surrounding reality through the medium of the human body. The need to study somatisms denoting elements of geographical objects is determined by the fact that they can provide valuable material on the lexico-semantic and structural development of lexical units of the Yakut and Khakass languages. The purpose of the work is to study the features of the functioning of somatisms in the field of geographical vocabulary of the Yakut and Khakass languages. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are solved: to consider the history of the study of somatic vocabulary in Turkic linguistics; to identify somatisms in geographical terms of the Yakut and Khakass languages by continuous sampling from lexicographic sources; classification of identified geographical terms by parts of the human body; lexico-semantic classification of identified somatisms by natural objects. To perform these tasks, such research methods as descriptive, comparative and statistical methods were used. The scientific novelty of the study consists in the study of somatisms in geographical names in the Yakut and Khakass languages in a comparative aspect. The theoretical and practical significance is determined by the possibility of using materials and research results in the study of lexical groups in the Turkic languages (and languages of other families), as well as in the development of lecture courses, conducting seminars on vocabulary.

LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF THE PEOPLES OF THE ALTAIC LANGUAGE FAMILY

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In the scientific article “Meanings of war horse colours and epic tradition” the typological similarities of poetic description of heroic epics of Turkic-speaking peoples and Siberia formed in the context of the epic “Manas” are considered. The etymological meanings of war horse colours in the artistic structure of the epic “Manas” are also analysed. The epic “Manas” has brought to our days a whole range of images of horses, starting with fantastic mythological images of horses and ending with realistic ones. Descriptions of the horse’s colours, the peculiarities of its walking and running, its ability to understand not only the master’s orders but also its state of mind occupy a large place in the narrative. Each horse is endowed with a nickname, each is characterised by some qualities peculiar only to it. It is known that different time layers are present in the epic, and from this it is possible to reveal the images of the Tulpar in their stadial evolution, which makes it possible to consider their essence in hyperpolarity. In the epic “Manas” there are more than 150 names of war horses of different colours. The totality of artistic images of war horses depicted in the context of “myth and reality” as endowing them with wings, human speech, and the ability to transform through transformation into werewolves is a real cultural treasure of the epics and a subject of scientific interest of hundreds of researchers. In the process of evolution each national epic preserving the given properties of the archetype, at the same time transformed into the poetic image of horses some specific properties, developing and glorifying some special qualities inherent only to the given epic.

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In traditional music, it is possible to talk about stylizations that have persisted for many years and are widespread. The musical styles mentioned are often linked to social traditions and various cults. This work is themed on the «animal style», which we claim is a dominant style in Siberian and Central Asian music. This article is a continuation of the study titled «Animal Style in the Music of Central Asian and Siberian Turks», published in 2020, and the research I submitted as my second doctoral thesis at the Department of History at Ankara University in 2018. This article has been prepared for the purpose of briefly introducing the scope of our animal style claim and the subheadings it includes. The study is a summary of the studies on the folk music of Sakhas-Yakuts, Tuvans, Khakas, Altai, Nenets, Khanty-Mansi in Siberian peoples and Mongols, Bashkirs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijanis in Central and Western Asia. The data of this descriptive study have been obtained as a result of field research along with literature review.

IT IN THE STUDY OF ALTAIC LANGUAGES

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In this article researches the cognitive properties of lexico-grammatical structures that corresponding the technological indicators of the Tatar language, provides a classification of lexicogrammatical structures in accordance with the cognitive mechanisms of knowledge representation and processing. Such studies are especially relevant in the space of agglutinative languages, which include the Tatar language, which are characterized by a fairly complex and, at the same time, almost regular morphology, which allows encoding in one word form almost the entire subject-predicative situation described in inflectional-analytic languages such as English , many offers. One of the main results of the research will be the implementation of tools that make it possible to describe and formalize lexical and grammatical structures based on semiotic universals. Formal models of cognitive lexico-grammatical structures of the Tatar language developed using this toolkit can serve as the basis for creating effective intelligent systems and technologies based on a fundamentally new architecture of information processing systems.



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