CULTURAL BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NATIONAL CHARACTER OF THE KAZAKH AND ENGLISH PEOPLE
Omarbekova Gul'nara Abildaevna
Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University
Abstract. The author considers such concepts as cowardice, stupidity, work, and laziness which are described with phraseological units and proverbs, sayings from the English and Kazakh languages, analyses the national character of the English and Kazakh people from linguo-cultural point of view, and concludes that the national character of Englishmen covers such concepts as "restraint and self-checking", "self-control", "material well-being", where for the Kazakhs "hospitality", "restraint", and "generosity" are the main features of the national mentality.
Key words and phrases: national character, background knowledge, stereotypical representations, phraseological units and proverbs, sayings of English and Kazakh languages, национальный характер, фоновые знания, стереотипные представления, фразеологизмы и пословицы, поговорки ан
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