Semantic Features of the Word Qonyr (Brown): Conceptual Analysis of Two Separate Works

Authors

  • Aidana Baltabayeva Buketov Karaganda University
  • Aigul Bakenova Buketov Karaganda University
  • Aigul Amirbekova Institute of Linguistics Named After A. Baitursynov
  • Zhanakul Sametova Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
  • Kalamkas Kalybekova Karaganda Technical University Named After Abylkas Saginov
  • Ulpan Samenkyzy M. Kh. Dulaty Taraz Regional University
  • Aizat Umirbekova Zhezkazgan Baikonurov University
  • Zhansaya Zharylgapov Buketov Karaganda University
  • Bolat Khassenov Buketov Karaganda University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1411.03

Keywords:

semantic features, conceptual analysis, symbolic meanings, color vocabulary, color space

Abstract

It is known that the Aesopian language was used in the works of many writers to convey the parable. This article shows how and why Kazakh writers used the Aesopian language during the Soviet era. The study analyzes the contextual and symbolic meanings of the word qonyr, one of the most important concepts of Kazakh cognition. The research material was taken from O. Bokey’s novel Kajdasyn, Kaska Kulynym? (Where Are You, My Foal with a Star on His Forehead?), and a poem by Zhumeken Nazhimedenov titled “Kyran-Kiya” (“Mountain Eagle”). A conceptual research method in modern linguistics was chosen for data analysis. As a result, new implicit meanings of the word qonyr (“brown”) were revealed, such as “longing”, “sadness”, and “nobility”. The juxtaposition of these meanings with Soviet ideology is presented. The results and conclusions of the study are a kind of contribution to studies in cognitive linguistics and decolonization.

Author Biography

Aigul Amirbekova, Institute of Linguistics Named After A. Baitursynov

The Lexicology Department

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Published

2024-11-12

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 11 (2024)

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