Narrative of Dispute in Kazakh Folklore: Litigation as a Cultural Concept in Oral and Epic Traditions
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Litigation, Kazakh Legends, Biy Institute, oral tradition, folktaleAbstract
Abstract. Litigation is a communicative category that is inextricably linked with the existence of humanity, arising from contradictions in human relations. The fact that opposite phenomena in life have opposite meanings in language communication and cause disagreement between people can be directly connected with philosophical laws.
Litigation is an emotional state arising from the mutual disagreement of people in a relationship, or a conflict of interests, views, or opinions. Litigation arises in a conflict situation after the involvement of the disputing subjects is established. The subjects of the litigation get involved in a relationship, regardless of the circumstances during the conflict, and communication is established between them to convey their goals and interests. An act of litigation can be between two people or a group depending on the number of subjects of the dispute. The subjects of conflict aim to explain their position to the participants in the dispute or the opposing party, prove the correctness of their direction or intentions, deny the opposing party or say that their direction and interests are wrong, and other purposes of protecting their rights. The act of dispute cannot be implemented without it. Litigation is brought to light through the act of disputing. Therefore, the dispute cannot be considered outside of communication. If so, litigation is communicative, that is, linguistic unity.
The concept formation of the word litigation is also related to the fact it has a value-evaluative meaning in the traditional Kazakh culture. The word litigation is represented in the National Cognitive Association along with the representation of domestic conflicts in the historical-social Society of the Kazakh people, that is, in traditional culture, by the activities of the Biy Institute and its high status for the Kazakh society. From this point of view, there is a good reason to call litigation a cultural concept.
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