A COMPARATIVE-TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF KINSHIP TERMS IN ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, AND UZBEK LANGUAGES (A CASE STUDY OF THE CONCEPTS "AMAKI" AND "TOG’A")
Keywords:
Kinship terms, linguoculturalism, comparative analysis, semantic differentiation, lacuna, uncle, uncle, lexical-semantic field.Abstract
In this article, the system of kinship terms in English, Russian and Uzbek languages is studied from a comparative-typological point of view. The main goal of the research is to determine the lexical-semantic features of kinship relations in different languages and to reveal their connection with cultural codes. In the work, the issues of inter-linguistic lacunae and semantic differentiation are highlighted through a comparative analysis of the terms "amaki" and "tog’a" with the English "uncle" and the Russian "дядя". As a result, the fact that the kinship system in the Uzbek language has a hierarchical and paternalistic character, and the dominance of linear and functional models in the English and Russian languages has been scientifically substantiated.
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