A Comparative Analysis of Russian and Turkish Proverbs Involving the Concept of Family

Abstract

Proverbs are an ancient and recognizde part of folk literature and reveal the wisdom, philosophy, ethical norms, experiences, and aesthetic ideals of folk culture. At the current stage of the development of linguistics, comparative analysis of proverbs in different languages has become increasingly important. This article compares Russian and Turkish proverbs that involve the concept of family. Proverbs about family form a significantly sized group in both languages. The concept of family plays an important role in social structure and reflects the collective mind of society. The aim of this study is to compare the semantic features of Russian and Turkish proverbs and to identify their common and national characteristics. The relevance of the topic involves how a comparative study of proverbs from different language groups (Russian-Turkish) has been conducted with regard to the concept of family. As a result, a comparison of 155 proverbs (81 Russian and 74 Turkish) involving the concept of family has revealed common and national features, as well as the similarities and differences in their meanings. The data have been analyzed and presented in four charts with the following headings: 1. Proverbs that are identical both in meaning and form. 2. Proverbs that are identical in meaning but only partially identical in form. 3. Proverbs that are identical in meaning but different in form. 4. Turkish proverbs that have no equivalent in Russian, and Russian proverbs that have no equivalent in Turkish.

Keywords

• russian
• turkish
• concept of family
• proverbs
• comparative linguistics
• semantic properties