Abstract
"When studying the concept of «woman» in Kazakh literature, first of all, we take into account that the concept of concept is a complex structure transmitted by the ethno-cultural concept of a centuries-old idea of being, cultural values, short and deep truths transmitted from generation to generation, stored in our consciousness. In order to become a concept of conceptuality, it is necessary that the words used by the people have a close connection with the centuries-old culture, traditions, religion, mentality of this people, have an ethno-cultural degree. Speaking about the concept of «woman», it is necessary to distinguish these ethno-cultural characteristics. The article is aimed at identifying and studying conceptual concepts related to the image of a «woman» in Turkic mythology, including in Kazakh folklore. At the same time, identifying the ancient Turkic mythological «female» images, we tried to highlight their functions in the formation of modern «female» concepts. First of all, the «female» images in ancient history were identified and the characteristic features of each of them were classified. If such images as Tomiris, Queen Zarina, Elbilge-khatun were the starting point for the formation of the concept of «warrior», then the wolf in the legend of the Turkic history of creation served as the basis for the formation of ideas about «mother wolf» and «generation of the blue wolf». The fact that the opening of the door to the world of light by man is connected with the female substance gave rise to the conceptual concepts of «The Virgin», «Creator», «Light», «Mother Earth». The images of «women» in folklore samples also create complex semantic constructions. The creation of a historical description of the concept of «woman» will undoubtedly make it possible to highlight the internal cognitive structure of the modern conceptual system of «woman». "