@article{article_267049, title={Language and Identity in Kazakh Horse Culture}, journal={Bilig}, pages={227–248}, year={2015}, author={Sarbassova, Guldana}, keywords={horse culture, national identity, language, ethnolinguistics, Kazakhstan}, abstract={This paper will focus on horse culture as a feature of Kazakh national identity. After the collapse of communism, the reconstruction of Kazakh national identity became relevant for all citizens independent of their ethnic background. I will argue here that one of the most important features of Kazakhstan’s cultural heritage is the horse. In addition, language is one of the main features in the concept of national identity because language has a cohesive force binding together a nation in its homeland. I will also focus on the essence of horse culture from an ethnolinguistic viewpoint to reveal aspects of the Kazakh language that elucidate the culture}, number={75}, publisher={Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University}