The Concept and Conceptual Field of “Homeland” in Kazakh Folklore

The article reveals the theoretical meaning of the concept and gives the definition of the conceptual field for a comprehensive analysis of the topic concept and conceptual field of homeland in Kazakh folklore. Also, the meaning of the concept of homeland in Kazakh knowledge was determined, the concept and conceptual field “homeland” in works of Kazakh folklore were considered. To consider the concept of “homeland” in Kazakh knowledge, which has become the core of our research work based on the heritage of folklore, we turn to the rich heritage of Kazakh people’s culture. The main core of any culture is language, revealing the essence and content of word concepts in the Kazakh language is the main problem of today. For this reason, the relevance of the topic requires the consideration of Kazakh folklore, which includes the cultural code of our people, to analyze the concept of Motherland in Kazakh knowledge and its conceptual field. The purpose of the study is to determine the peculiarity of the concept “homeland” reflected in Kazakh folklore, value attribute deeply reflected in the concept “homeland”. The objectives of the study are to examine the meaning of the concept of homeland in Kazakh knowledge, to consider the concept of native land in Kazakh folklore works and to determine the conceptual field of the concept “homeland”. For the Kazakh people, the concept of homeland is synonymous with the symbol of unlimited power in the people's understanding. From the conceptual field of the concept of the homeland, we understand the heroism, courage, freedom-loving, free nature of the Kazakh people and the character of the people who lived in prosperity and abundance. The results of the work can be used for research work of students in the humanitarian direction.