CULTURAL AND SEMANTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CONCEPT “HAPPINESS” IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK POETIC TEXTS
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This paper explores the cultural and semantic representations of the concept “Happiness” (“Baxt”) in English and Uzbek poetic discourse. The study investigates how poets of the two linguistic traditions conceptualize happiness through symbolic imagery, metaphoric frames, and cultural value systems. Drawing on cognitive and linguistic-cultural approaches, the research identifies both universal and culture-specific features of the “happiness” concept. Data were collected from selected poetic texts by William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Frost for English literature, and by Alisher Navoi, Erkin Vohidov, and Zulfiya for Uzbek poetry. The comparative semantic analysis demonstrates that in English poetry, happiness is often portrayed as an individual emotional state connected to nature and inner freedom, while in Uzbek poetry, it is conceptualized as collective well-being, divine grace, and moral harmony. These variations reflect distinct cultural worldviews shaped by Western individualism and Eastern spiritual collectivism. The findings contribute to the broader field of comparative linguoculturology and cognitive poetics by highlighting how language, culture, and emotion interact in poetic meaning-making.
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