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Contrasting Two Kazakh Proverbial Calls to Action: Using Discourse Ecologies to Understand Proverb Meaning-Making

Erik Aasland orcid.org/0000-0002-4604-7192

Sažetak

Though of the same genre, two comparable proverbs from a given culture can operate in two distinct communicative spheres. Using an approach called discourse ecology, I explore the intertextual dynamics, semantics, and usage of two Kazakh proverbial calls to action. I consider the meaning and cultural background for each proverb. Based on searches of social media and a Kazakh corpus of news articles, I argue that one proverb operates in mass-media whereas the other is limited to use in interpersonal conversation and online chat forums. I conclude with considerations of the contrasting roles that the two comparable proverbs play in terms of representative and frame-aligning discourse for contemporary Kazakhs.

Ključne riječi

Kazakh; discourse ecology; levels of discourse; corpus linguistics; national culture; mass-media

Hrčak ID:

278236

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/278236

Datum izdavanja:

31.8.2018.

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