Self-development and mutual influence of the Kazakh and Russian languages Cover Image

Самостоятельное развитие и взаимное влияние казахского и русского языков в Республике Казахстан
Self-development and mutual influence of the Kazakh and Russian languages

Author(s): Aimgul Kazkenova, Sayan Zhirenov
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Kazakh language; Russian language; lexical system; word; borrowings word; calque; language contact

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the features of self-development and the mutual influence of the Kazakh and Russian languages, competing in the communicative medium of modern Kazakhstan. Theoretical basis of the study are the works devoted to the problems of linguistic dynamics and interaction of languages, and to sociolinguistic issues. Factual material made up units of Kazakh and Russian languages, illustrate the active processes in the vocabulary of both languages. The basic methods are descriptive and comparative. The analysis shows that in the Kazakh literary language preference is given to hidden forms of cooperation with the Russian language: if there are many calques then there will not be new direct borrowings from the Russian language, the influence of the Russian language is reduced to the role of an intermediary language. On the contrary, kazakhizms are actively engaged in all styles of Russian language which are functioning in Kazakhstan. Some deviations caused by the influence of the Kazakh language are found in Russian texts.

  • Issue Year: VI/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 143-152
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian