Cognitive Characteristics of Ethnographisms Related to Material Culture (Based on Ethnographic Poems of Ilyas Zhansugurov)

Jakypbekova M. Abyzova A. Kyyakhmetova S. Shukenay G. Turysbekova A. Myrzabek N.
2025 Hacettepe University

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics
2025 #11 Issue 2 109 - 121 pp.

This study is devoted to a qualitative analysis of ethnographic terms presented in Ilyas Zhansugurov’s works including Kazak uiding turmysy, Malta, Sharkei, Urshyk, Betashar, Sabyn, Saptyayak, and Besik. The purpose of the research was to identify the linguo-cultural features of ethnographisms and their role in reflecting the traditional lifestyle of the Kazakh people. A total of 255 ethnographic terms were selected and classified into thematic groups. Through the application of content analysis, linguo-cultural, and semantic analysis methods, the author establishes that ethnographisms serve significant artistic and cultural functions. They contribute to the reconstruction of the ethnic worldview, enhance the national color of the text, and preserve elements of intangible cultural heritage. The findings confirm the significance of Zhansugurov’s work as a valuable source of ethnocultural memory and national identity. These findings can be utilized in the compilation of ethnolinguistic dictionaries and the expansion of ethnographic glossaries. Furthermore, they help to clarify the meanings of these expressions and integrating them into the literary language. The results of the study make a certain contribution to the study of the vocabulary of the Kazakh language, historical lexicology, Kazakh ethnography, and contribute to the development of ethnolinguistics as one of the promising areas of general linguistics.

Cognition , Ethnocultural , Ethnography , Material vs Spiritual Culture

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Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
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Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov
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