Abstract

The Translation of Euphemisms in Mukhtar Avezov’s Some Stories into Turkey Turkish in Terms of Meaning and Structure Recently growing increasingly between different Turkish dialects, literary translations are important steps among Turkish peoples speaking these dialects towards the development of historical ties between them. In this context, classical Kazakh writer Mukhtar Auezov’s works are worth evaluating because of the fact that they give valuable information about the development and characteristics of Kazakh Turkish and literature. The qualitative method is used in this research. Examples of euphemism have been identified in some stories of Mukhtar Auezov translated into Turkey Turkish, using document analysis techniques. These tranlations have been studied, specifying the ways of translation methods used in terms of meaning and structure. It has been highly paid attention to that whether the word/words studied, when translating into target language, had been translated using euphemism or they had been rephrased in the target language and whether they kept the power of original meaning in the source language. The euphemistic words in language, used knowingly or unknowingly, willingly or unwillingly during a rude or obscene speech, are some harsh expressions referenced in order to humiliate. These words, depending on the person’s age, gender, education level, social status and religious show great diversity and are found in abundance in the literary works. Such kind of words are also seen to have included in the stories studied. Thus, the mood of the characters in the stories and their attitudes towards events have created a vivid expression. Their pouring from the mouths of characters added narration mobility color and emotion. It is obvious that euphemistic words, having considerable amount of striking and important roles, should not be underestimated in translation.

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