COMPARATIVE AND TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK
Abstract
Phraseological units represent an important linguistic phenomenon that reflects both universal communicative functions and language-specific cultural features. This article presents a comparative and typological analysis of phraseological units in English and Uzbek. Using a qualitative and descriptive methodology, the study examines structural, semantic, functional, and cultural aspects of phraseological units in the two languages. The findings reveal that while English and Uzbek phraseological units share core characteristics such as semantic indivisibility, stability, and expressive function, they differ significantly in metaphorical motivation, stylistic distribution, and cultural grounding. The study also identifies different types of equivalence between phraseological units, including full, partial, and non-equivalence. The results highlight the importance of comparative phraseological analysis for theoretical linguistics, language teaching, and translation studies.
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