Corpus-based study of the works of A. Baitursynuly (based on the collections "Kyryk mysal" ("Forty examples") and "Masa" ("Mosquito")

Abstract

The article provides a qualitative analysis of literary texts by the corpus method in the collections "Masa" ("Mosquito") and "Kyryk mysal" ("Forty examples") Akhmet Baitursynuly. The study of texts by the corpus approach is not widely used in Kazakh linguistics, although it is often used in the linguistics of many countries. In general, corpus analysis of a literary text is considered a methodologically important tool for studying language and literature. Corpus analysis allows us to quantify word forms and the frequency of word usage, as well as to determine the lexical and structural specifics of the text. The purpose of the research work is to determine the frequency of word usage, word forms of the author by conducting a corpus analysis of the two named collections of works by A. Baitursynuly, comparing them with the frequency of texts on modern corpus databases, according to which a forecast is made on the dynamics of the use of the author's language and the modern Kazakh language. This implies the scientific and practical significance of this study. Automatic examination of the frequency of words in certain historical periods and the current state of texts allows, firstly, to find out quantitative information about the frequency of word usage in certain periods. Secondly, it helps to identify and predict qualitative and quantitative changes in language use over a certain period of time, the ability to survive in various spheres of society, etc. In the course of the study, the methods of corpus analysis of the text and analysis of the frequency of word forms were applied. With the help of special software tools, the author's works were processed, lemmatization was carried out, and a dictionary was compiled. The study provides for the use of the results achieved through analysis in compiling a frequency dictionary of A. Baitursynuly's works. At the same time, the results obtained are of great help in the manifestation of the stylistic facet of the works, the study of thematic features in cognitive, etc. aspects. The results of the research have been applied in the practice of compiling dictionaries, in the educational process, in the development of language and literary projects.