Specifics of the national character of Kazakh and English peoples


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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32523/2616-678X-2025-150-1-157-171

Keywords:

national character, national culture, national consciousness, ethno-culture, Kazakh people, English people, specifity

Abstract

The study describes the national character of the Kazakh and English peoples. The purpose of the work is to identify the features of manifestation of national character in two languages based on proverbs and sayings or phrases which are typical for each nation. During the research, specific examples from proverbs and sayings characteristic of the Kazakh and English people will be given, and their meaning is revealed. The conclusions of domestic and foreign researchers who have conducted research on this topic are considered. Various character traits corresponding to the traditional psychology and worldview of the two peoples are characterized. Their mutual differences and similarities are formulated. To study the methods of describing the national character in lexical-phraseological expressions and proverbs, the methods of reasoning, analysis, comparison are used. Based on semantic analysis, behavioural features of two nations are determined in terms of habitat, customs and traditions, the nature of social knowledge and relationships between people. The essence of the concepts of national culture and national character is differentiated and determined by objective character. To identify proverbs and sayings reflecting the specific character of behaviour inherent in both nations, the Internet resource https://melodict.com and the Oxford Dictionary of English idioms are used, and exact examples are summarized.

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2025-03-30

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Khalym Б. ., & Sadykova Р. . (2025). Specifics of the national character of Kazakh and English peoples. Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. PHILOLOGY Series, 150(1), 157–171. https://doi.org/10.32523/2616-678X-2025-150-1-157-171

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Vol. 150 No. 1 (2025): Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. PHILOLOGY Series

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Linguistics

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