Representation of the Concept “Hospitality” in the Kazakh Language

In contemporary linguistics, the linguo-cultural and conceptual trend is very topical in the context of defining and revealing the general and national specific features of the language of different nations. The analysis of cultural concepts enables one to specify the degree of influence of the language on the world view of a particular ethnic group. The paper focuses on the representation of the concept of “Hospitality” in the Kazakh language. The purpose of the study is to identify the national- cultural specifities of the concept of hospitality in the Kazakh language. The object of the research is to analyze the linguocultural characteristics of the concept of hospitality. The research on the concept of hospitality in the Kazakh linguistic picture of the world revealed the ethnic features of the style of thinking of the Kazakhs as the image of their culture. Furthermore, the presence of so many proverbs, idioms and phrases related to the concept of hospitality in the paremiological fund of the Kazakh language shows that the concept of hospitality is culturally specific in the Kazakh language consciousness and one of the most basic concepts of the Kazakh culture.