KOMPARATIVISTIKA

Comparative Studies

NATIONAL-ETHNIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PHRASEOLOGISMS WITH NUMERALS (FROM ONE TO FIVE) IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

Authors: Jurayev Ziyodbek Nurmamatovich

Published: May 24, 2025 • Vol. 15 Issue 6 • Views: 95

There exist phraseological units in various languages that contain numerical elements and convey distinct national, socio-cultural, and communicative-pragmatic significance. Therefore, their comparative study in various linguistic and speech situations and contexts is one of the current, little-studied questions of anthropocentric linguistics today. It is in the language, in its lexical and phraseological fund that the ideas, images of the inner and outer world of society, their interpretation, the assessments and attitudes reflected in them, the national character and mentality of the nation are reflected. It is worth noting that representatives of different nationalities and even ethnic groups from different social strata perceive, interpret and evaluate the world and its parts differently. This is objectified in language and speech units, including phraseological units with number components, proverbs and sayings. The identification of interlinguistic differences in the intrinsic and extrinsic content of linguistic expressions, along with an analysis of the linguistic and non-linguistic factors that contribute to these differences, presents an opportunity to acquire valuable theoretical and practical insights in order to mitigate intercultural and interlingual interference. The purpose of this article is to examine the linguocultural characteristics of phraseological units containing numerical elements.