CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK

Abstract

The article examines the contrastive analysis of synonyms and antonyms in English and Uzbek. The study focuses on identifying the semantic, stylistic, and functional features of these lexical units in both languages. Synonyms are analyzed in terms of their degrees of semantic similarity, stylistic nuances, and contextual usage, while antonyms are examined regarding their oppositional relations, gradability, and functional roles in sentence structures. A comparative approach highlights both the similarities and differences between English and Uzbek lexical systems, revealing language-specific patterns in expressing meaning, nuance, and emotional coloration. The study employs structural-semantic analysis, contextual interpretation, and corpus-based data to provide a systematic examination of these lexical phenomena. The findings contribute to the fields of lexicology, contrastive linguistics, and translation studies, and can be applied in foreign language teaching, dictionary compilation, and cross-linguistic semantic research.