CONCEPTUAL FEATURES OF THE «FIDELITY & ADALDYK» CONCEPT

Abstract

The relevance of the study is determined by the issues associated with the anthropocentric paradigm of linguistics, typologization of macroconcepts (basic concepts) in Russian and Kazakh linguoculture, and the study of the features of the concept of «adaldyk» as an important element of the ethnocultural space of the Kazakh people. The aim of the research is to describe the conceptual features of the concept of «fidelity & adaldyk» in Russian and Kazakh languages. The lexical-semantic characteristics of the researched concepts are conducted based on lexicographical materials. The method of definitional analysis was used to determine the content of lexemes according to explanatory dictionaries; observation and classification of materials – descriptive method; evaluation of the frequency of lexical units’ usage – quantitative. The research results allowed us to conclude about the presence of distinctive conceptual features of the concept of «fidelity/adaldyk»: purity and immaculateness in the Kazakh language; reliability and loyalty – in Russian sources.