Research Article

LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH

Number: 125 March 18, 2026
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LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH

Abstract

Although the number of Kazakh-speaking young people is currently growing, the quality of the Kazakh language they speak is not satisfactory. It has been a point of discussion in the Kazakh press and social networks recently. Therefore, in order to bring this issue into the subject of linguistic research and illustrate it with concrete examples, a study of the oral speech of students of well-known university in Kazakhstan was conducted. The facts regarding positive and negative processes in the oral speech of young people were established and analyzed. In this paper, we identify linguistic and non-linguistic causes of these processes in students' oral utterances. The research data includes a video of university students exchanging opinions on specific topics. The words used inappropriately were transcribed and discussed. The analysis is performed on the general introductory content of the topic and the structure of each student's speech. To achieve the goal, linguistic causes are analyzed at the levels of phonetics, morphology, and syntactic structures, and the factors influencing non-linguistic causes are determined.

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Supporting Institution

Nazarbayev University

Project Number

021220FD4351

Ethical Statement

The current research obtained the approval of the Ethics Committee of Nazarbayev University before its start.

Thanks

Grateful to Nazarbayev University for supporting this study and the participants of theresearch.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 18, 2026

Submission Date

November 6, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 3, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 125

APA
Baiteliyeva, Z. (2026). LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH. Türkoloji, 125, 57-80. https://doi.org/10.59358/ayt.1816724
AMA
1.Baiteliyeva Z. LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH. Türkoloji. 2026;(125):57-80. doi:10.59358/ayt.1816724
Chicago
Baiteliyeva, Zhanar. 2026. “LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH”. Türkoloji, nos. 125: 57-80. https://doi.org/10.59358/ayt.1816724.
EndNote
Baiteliyeva Z (March 1, 2026) LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH. Türkoloji 125 57–80.
IEEE
[1]Z. Baiteliyeva, “LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH”, Türkoloji, no. 125, pp. 57–80, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.59358/ayt.1816724.
ISNAD
Baiteliyeva, Zhanar. “LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH”. Türkoloji. 125 (March 1, 2026): 57-80. https://doi.org/10.59358/ayt.1816724.
JAMA
1.Baiteliyeva Z. LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH. Türkoloji. 2026;:57–80.
MLA
Baiteliyeva, Zhanar. “LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH”. Türkoloji, no. 125, Mar. 2026, pp. 57-80, doi:10.59358/ayt.1816724.
Vancouver
1.Zhanar Baiteliyeva. LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF KAZAKH YOUTH. Türkoloji. 2026 Mar. 1;(125):57-80. doi:10.59358/ayt.1816724