Names from Cultural Studies
Nomadism
Concepts of culture
Cultural theories
Miscellaneous
100

Who introduced Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf 

100

To what language group belongs the Kazakh language?

Turkic group of languages

100

The culture that consists of intangible and abstract concepts such as language, rituals, customs and traditions etc. 

Non-material culture

100

What is pragmatics in semiotics according to Charles Morris?

The way how signs affect human behaviour

100

A culture that is concerned with the external, mechanical and utilitarian object.

Material culture

200

He is a Russian-language poet, Turkologist, politician, and anti-nuclear activist who wrote about Turkic influence on The Tale of Igor’s Campaign (Slovo o Polku Igoreve). The essence of this work is about the unity of the human world, multilingual and multiethnic human culture

Olzhas Suleimenov

200

Who are the nomads?

A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas

200

What is netiquette?

Netiquette, or Internet etiquette, is an ideal pattern of behavior for Internet users, guidelines about what is acceptable in an online medium for personal and professional use.

200

What is 'culture' according to Clifford Geerrtz and Victor Turner? 

Clifford Geertz and Victor Turner regarded culture as the system of signs which are created by human activity and which need practices and context. 

200

The word “batyr” means

A brave man or courage man

300

Who introduced the term 'Cultural studies'?

An American anthropologist Leslie A.White in 1949 in his work "The Science of Culture: A Study of Man and Civilization"

300

The Saka queen who fought against the Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire.

Tomyris

300

What is ‘cultural meme’?

A concept introduced by Richard Dawkens and stands for a popular, repeatable, transferable cultural unit that is similar to human genes.

300

Ferdinand de Saussure analysed semiotics through language, whereas semiotics of Charles Pierce focused on …

Cognitive aspects of semiotics (how people interpret signs and this process is called semiosis, so when a person tries to understand a sign people rely on multiple inferences and finally can reveal the full meaning of object).

300

Why do people stereotype?

To categorise and understand the world around us. 

400

The Swiss researcher who developed the theory of semiotics and regarded the language as a complex sign system.

Ferdinand de Saussure

400

Material achievements of nomadic Saka tribes.

chariots, weapons, metallic industry, jewelry animal style, yurt (tent), pants, Golden Man, domestication of horses; 


400
The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.


Semiotics

400

Why is Sapir-Whorf's hypothesis considered as hypothesis? How did they collect data?

Their arguments have not been proven yet, and they conducted interviews and surveys and observations among African tribes.

400

What is 'subculture'? Give examples, please. 

A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture

500

Name of the author of opera ‘Birzhan-Sara’ which was first performed in 1946

M. Tulebaev

500

Who is Anakharsis? 

He is a Scythian thinker, philosopher; he was a member of Ariopagus; he was from a royal family; he was a politician and knew personally Salon, Ancient Greek ruler, he took part in Olympic Games; he is known for his quotations. 

500

What is cultural code? 

Culture code is a key method developed by Clotaire Rapaille to understanding the type of culture, unique cultural features encoded in some form of information to identify the culture.

500

What is strong and weak version of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Strong - 1. Language definitely determines the thoughts.

Weak - 2. Language influences on some aspects of behavior and perceptions of the world.


500

What is the term 'paradox'? Give examples. 

Contradictory  statements, thoughts, meanings against the established norms; e.g. war, murder, lie, etc. 


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