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2025-12-08
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A COMPARATIVE LINGUOCULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SHORT STORY DISCOURSE IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LITERARY TRADITIONS
Aripova Saodat
Acting associated professor The University of Exact and Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literature Department
Keywords: Linguoculturology; cultural concepts; English short stories; Uzbek short stories; comparative literary analysis; narrative discourse; cultural values; linguistic worldview; conceptual metaphors; national identity; collectivism and individualism; culturally marked lexicon; oral storytelling tradition; intercultural communication; discourse pragmatics.
Abstract
This article investigates the linguoculturological features that shape short story discourse in English and Uzbek languages. By examining the intersection of linguistic structure, cultural codes, narrative patterns, and worldview, the study demonstrates that short stories function not only as literary artifacts but also as culturally embedded communicative acts. Through comparative textual analysis, the article identifies how cultural metaphors, national conceptual systems, character behavior models, and sociocultural values manifest in the linguistic and narrative choices of English and Uzbek short stories. The findings show that while English short stories often foreground individualism, psychological nuance, and implicit meaning-making, Uzbek short stories preserve communal values, explicit moral intentions, and culturally marked speech genres rooted in oral storytelling traditions. The study contributes to the understanding of how linguistic and cultural elements co-construct meaning across distinct literary systems.
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