N. Bauyrzhan

Sensitive Areas of Language: Taboos and Euphemization of the Concept of “Woman” in English, Russian and Kazakh Linguistic Cultures

The article explores the linguistic mechanisms of tabooing and euphemization associated with the concept of “woman” in Kazakh, Russian, and English. The relevance of this topic lies in the fact that gender-marked vocabulary intersects with cultural prohibitions, etiquette norms, and cognitive schemas that influence t...

LANGUAGE: TABOOS AND EUPHEMIZATION OF THE CONCEPT OF “WOMAN” IN ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND KAZAKH LINGUISTIC CULTURES