Abstract
This article introduces a bilingual (Australian English-Kazakh) dictionary that is being developed on the basis of the importance of understanding the central cultural features of a country to learn its language – an approach that is known as lingua-regional.
A recent global interest has arisen in Kazakhstan and the Kazakh language and with it a necessity to bridge gaps in cultural understandings between Kazakhstan and the rest of the world. This aim has been recognized by Kazakhstan’s cultural Trinity of Languages Project, launched in February 2007, with the intention of ensuring that all Kazakh citizens have full command of Kazakh, Russian and English. The dictionary has been designed to help Kazakh readers converse in English, to thoroughly understand Australian expressions, and to understand borrowed words from the Australian Aboriginal languages.
A recent global interest has arisen in Kazakhstan and the Kazakh language and with it a necessity to bridge gaps in cultural understandings between Kazakhstan and the rest of the world. This aim has been recognized by Kazakhstan’s cultural Trinity of Languages Project, launched in February 2007, with the intention of ensuring that all Kazakh citizens have full command of Kazakh, Russian and English. The dictionary has been designed to help Kazakh readers converse in English, to thoroughly understand Australian expressions, and to understand borrowed words from the Australian Aboriginal languages.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Australian Style |
Subtitle of host publication | A NATIONAL BULLETIN ON ISSUES IN AUSTRALIAN STYLE AND ENGLISH IN AUSTRALIA |
Editors | Alison Moore |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
Publisher | Macquarie University |
Pages | 5-7 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Volume | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781920831851 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2012 |
Event | Australex Conference - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Duration: Nov 28 2011 → Nov 29 2011 http://www.australex.org/a11.html |
Conference
Conference | Australex Conference |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Canberra |
Period | 11/28/11 → 11/29/11 |
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Keywords
- Lingua-cultural studies
- a bilingual dictionary