THE MYTHONYMIC IMAGE OF THE UNIVERSE IN THE KAZAKH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES

Abstract

This article examines the linguocultural, cognitive, and onomastic nature of cosmonyms - mythological names related to celestial bodies in the Kazakh and English languages on a comparative-analytical basis. The relevance of the study lies in the need to reveal the place and significance of cosmological models in modern linguistics, which are formed in the worldview of humanity through the interaction of myth and language. The main goal of the work is to determine the mythological semantics, cultural conceptual field, and cognitive representation of cosmonyms such as «sky», «star», «sun», and «month» in both languages.

The article uses the methods of cognitive linguistics, mytholinguistics, and comparative onomastics to analyze the mechanisms of formation and national-cultural content of cosmonyms in the language. As a scientific-theoretical basis, world and domestic mythological, linguocultural, and onomastic studies were used.

The study revealed that cosmonyms in the Kazakh and English languages are not just a naming system, but a semiotic code that reflects the people’s mythical model of the world, passed down from generation to generation. The mythical structure of space and time, the model of the three worlds and the names of sacred directions and constellations all contribute to determining cognitive features.

This study contributes to considering cosmonyms as a linguocultural phenomenon, describing the symbolic foundations of the national worldview. From a practical point of view, the study’s results can be applied in the fields of language, intercultural communication, translation studies, and ethnolinguistic education.