Research Article

LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS

Volume: 8 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS

Abstract

This study aims to comparatively analyze the works produced by the Kurdish dengbêjs and the Western minstrels from a linguistic, cultural, and historical perspective. The works produced by the dengbêjs mainly deal with disasters, wars, heroes, and loves, separations, stories, and epics that profoundly affect society, while the works of the minstrels present wars, heroism, loves with entertainment elements. The dengbêjs usually perform their works with a bare voice, whereas the minstrels use musical instruments in their performances. The performers of both traditions have contributed to the preservation of the linguistic elements of the language they use and their transfer today, reflecting the cultural values, and life norms of societies by reinforcing the identity and sense of belonging of the people. Both the dengbêjs and the minstrels have been the spokespersons of their societies during the important social and political periods of change in terms of history by recording the events with their poems and songs and keeping the collective memory alive. In this context, the study adopted the document analysis method within the scope of the survey design and applied an interdisciplinary approach that brings together the fields of linguistics, history, and music. The study draws attention to the contribution of oral narration traditions to cultural continuity and prepares the ground for suggestions for the protection of this heritage.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 28, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

January 29, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 4, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Babayiğit, M. V., & Pilatin, İ. (2025). LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat Ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(2), 515-528. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1628949
AMA
1.Babayiğit MV, Pilatin İ. LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;8(2):515-528. doi:10.37999/udekad.1628949
Chicago
Babayiğit, Mehmet Veysi, and İhsan Pilatin. 2025. “LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat Ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (2): 515-28. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1628949.
EndNote
Babayiğit MV, Pilatin İ (June 1, 2025) LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 2 515–528.
IEEE
[1]M. V. Babayiğit and İ. Pilatin, “LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS”, Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 515–528, June 2025, doi: 10.37999/udekad.1628949.
ISNAD
Babayiğit, Mehmet Veysi - Pilatin, İhsan. “LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/2 (June 1, 2025): 515-528. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1628949.
JAMA
1.Babayiğit MV, Pilatin İ. LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;8:515–528.
MLA
Babayiğit, Mehmet Veysi, and İhsan Pilatin. “LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat Ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 515-28, doi:10.37999/udekad.1628949.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Veysi Babayiğit, İhsan Pilatin. LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS OF KURDISH DENGBÊJS AND WESTERN MINISTRELS. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;8(2):515-28. doi:10.37999/udekad.1628949

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