Spiritual Values and Cognitive Harmony in Uzbek, Kazakh, and Turkish Riddles: A Comparative-Typological Analysis
Keywords:
riddle, Turkic peoples, Uzbek, Kazakh, Turkish, linguistic thought, spirituality, oral folklore, comparative analysis.Abstract
This study presents a comparative analysis of Uzbek, Kazakh, and
Turkish folk riddles, focusing on the expression of linguistic cognition and cultural
spirituality. Within the oral folklore of these Turkic nations, riddles serve as a mirror
of collective reasoning, reflecting moral values and artistic worldviews. Drawing
upon the theoretical frameworks of scholars such as Omonulla Madayev, Mukhtar
Auezov, and Şükrü Elçin, the paper illuminates the linguistic-aesthetic dimension of
the riddle genre. The findings demonstrate that folk riddles are a vital cultural
repository, embodying the spiritual unity, cognitive alignment, and shared value
systems of the Turkic peoples.
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