THE CONCEPT OF “CHILD” IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES: LINGUOCOGNITIVE AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Ruzieva Khayotkhon Bakhodir kizi teacher, direction: “linguistics (english language)”, foreign languages faculty, ferghana state university, ferghana, republic of uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55640/

Keywords:

child, concept, linguocognitive analysis, cultural semantics, comparative linguistics, Uzbek, English.

Abstract

The concept of child is a fundamental linguistic and cultural category reflecting not only the biological stage of human life but also deep moral, emotional, and cultural values. This paper explores how the concept of child is represented and verbalized in English and Uzbek languages from a linguocognitive and comparative perspective. It examines the cultural and cognitive associations attached to the word child in both linguistic systems, showing how each language encodes the notion of innocence, growth, and dependence through distinct lexical and phraseological means. The analysis is based on examples from modern English and Uzbek literary and cultural contexts.

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Published

2025-10-21

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 9 (2025): Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Innovations

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THE CONCEPT OF “CHILD” IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES: LINGUOCOGNITIVE AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. (2025). Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Innovations, 4(9), 725-727. https://doi.org/10.55640/

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