The analysis of the lexemes „marriage“ and „family“ according to Kazakh, English and Russian dictionaries

Abstract

Abstract. This article is devoted to the contrastive analysis of the words неке / marriage / брак and
отбасы / family / семья in the Kazakh, English and Russian languages. The study of the given lexemes
is of considerable interest because the notions denoted by them are relevant in the system of social
relations of the native speakers of the target languages and their research greatly contributes to understanding
of functioning of these language communities. Monolingual explanatory and bilingual translation
dictionaries and on-line lexicographic sources are used to reveal the meanings of the words and to
specify and analyze the common universal or similar characteristics and national-specific features of
the corresponding lexemes .