FRAME APPLICATIONS OF THE CONCEPT «STEPPE» IN KAZAKH FOLK LYRICS

Abstract

This article deals with the analysis of the composition “Kara olen”, “Poems about heroes”, which are the part of the collection “Word of ancestors”. It is the first time when the concept of the Steppe in the work “The Word of Ancestors” was considered and taken for conceptual analysis from a linguistic point of view. The picture of the Steppe is revealed with the use of a rational approach to conceptual analysis of images.

      The main goal of the article is to define the expression of the concept steppe in the language of Kazakh folk lyrics. Through the concept steppe the character, life of Kazakh people can be clearly seen. Using the method of allegory, the author was able to show the courage, steadfastness of the batyrs, love for their country, and a sense of patriotism for their homeland.

The theoretical significance of the study is determined by the formation of the Kazakh worldview of the concept “steppe” through a conceptual analysis of the language in the works “The word of ancestors”. The theoretical result of the work can be used as the secondary materials while studying such subjects as Cognitive Linguistics and Theory of Literature.

In the course of the conceptual analysis, frame applications of the concept steppe were considered. With the use of the explanatory dictionary, the concept of "steppe" was defined. Having studied the continuity of the concept steppe with such notions as native land, bright hearth, nomad camp, Motherland, nature, legend, kui, world, etc., it was possible to explore the identity of Kazakh people, who were striving for freedom and independence even at that period of time due to their courageous character. As a result, through the manifestation of the concept steppe in “Kara olen” and “Poems about Heroes”, social features of the folklore language were revealed.