INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND AWARENESS

The indigenous peoples’ of Siberia languages as an object of ethnic linguistics and ethnic translation studies

2023-10-13T17:57:18+03:00

One of the modern humanities’ peculiarities is a steady interest in the cultures and languages of the indigenous peoples of the world and, in particular, the peoples of Siberia. The key research objects in this area are cultural information and memory, availability and active functioning of which provide cultural identity and preservation possibility of unique ethnic groups with the recently created written systems in most cases. The collection and study of relevant ethnotexts provides archiving, revitalization and further generation of cultural information and memory of small-numbered ethnic groups. Among the ethnic disciplines studying Siberian ethnotexts, which are the material of the present research, a special place is occupied by Ethnic Linguistics and Ethnic Translation Studies, applying to ethnomaterial on the basis of the universal scientific principle of complementarity (following N. Bohr’s ideas) and in many ways contributing to the preservation of the linguistic and cultural diversity of Russia and the whole multicultural and polylingual world.

Cultural sensitivity as a critical prerequısite of a good conversation

2023-10-13T17:59:07+03:00

The paper features cultural sensitivity as a central, if not a critical, factor of a communicative practice. Diverse behavioral strategies either strengthen or ruin the joy and pleasure of a friendly banter, business meeting or social convention. The purpose and scope of the research deal with raising awareness of the fact that interlocutors’ “soft skills” are no substitute for technical know-how, and that without that knowledge people have little chance to be acknowledged in any societal setting. It is important to recognize that behavior makes sense through the eyes of the person behaving and that logic and rationale are culturally explained. The contrastive conceptual analysis comes into play and explains cultural conversations, as far as envisages symbolic meanings of basic interpretative approaches to deciphering cultural constructs. Transdisciplinary research fields uniting cognitive linguistics, linguistic psychology, and cross-cultural communication, enhance value awareness and value systems of particular culture codes. Culturally induced typical conversational strategies are under closer observation. Being well noticeable and self-evident, cultural differences manifest themselves in every facet of discourse. Findings of the research are being proven by a combination of factors, such as age and gender, social status, and respect of seniority in the particular society. The elicited and verified factors govern the mode in which the conversation develops. It is sufficed to confirm the fact that participants from different cultures may encounter troubles and misconception of daily conversational interactions and routine colloquial exchanges. Such constituent elements as turn-taking during the speech act or established sense of hierarchy in some cultures, keeping silence or touching may produce frustration and embarrassment for representative of another culture. Language and culture are opposite sides of the coin. In many cases a conversation is a conflict, but it is often a mutual collaboration of people seeking the same goal: “to make everyone feel happy or satisfied at the end of it” (Crystal, 2020: 192).

Неориторика как методологическая и дидактическая база казахской риторики

2023-11-17T13:38:25+03:00

The article summarizes the preliminary results of the scientific project, namely, an overview of reports on various aspects of the scientific concept of Kazakh rhetoric, tested in several conferences. The main range of the considered problems is centered on the scientific and theoretical foundations of Kazakh rhetoric and didactic strategies. The relevance of the topic lies in the development of a methodology based on synthesis with modern neo-rhetoric aimed at describing the Kazakh rhetorical ideal and worldview in the poetry of Zhyrau and the practice of biy justice. The results of the project also imply the formation of a student’s linguistic and rhetorical personality, possessing academic and educational competencies. Within the framework of the project, the specifics of rhetorical argumentation in Zhyrau poetry were investigated, and the role of provocation as a communicative resource was shown using the example of legends about biys.

Ahmed Caferoglu and his “Azerbaijan Yurd Bilgisi” magazine

2022-12-04T11:13:04+03:00

This is a reference to Ahmet Caferoglu's "Azerbaijan yurd bilgisi" magazine, which is of great importance to Azerbaijani studies, and its scientific research. The author provides a systematic classification of the theme and problems of this immigrant journal, noting that the most prominent example of the immigrant press was the important academic publication, which included enough material for the study of Azerbaijani science, culture and literature. It is important to study the issues of classical and modern literature on a scientific basis, free from ideological pressure, to give a detailed analysis of the journal. This publication is considered to be an important material, a scientific benevolent one, to properly evaluate the Soviet literary process, address some of the controversial literary problems that have arisen during the independence, and to facilitate literary and scientific research. The national knowledge, which promotes national ideology and propagandizes the ideology of Azerbaijan, is of great importance in terms of bringing together immigrant intellectuals and thus creating a common picture of immigration.