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Vol. 12 No. 04 (2025)
International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development

Articles

EXPRESSING POSITIVE EMOTIONS THROUGH PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK: A PHRASEOSEMANTIC PERSPECTIVE

Published 2025-04-20

  • Abdalyazova Yulduzoy Kaxramon kizi

Abdalyazova Yulduzoy Kaxramon kizi
Student: Uzbek State World Languages Unversity Masters’ department Faculty: English linguistics

Abstract

This article analyzes the phraseological units that express positive evaluation of the person in English and Uzbek languages. By applying a phraseosemantic approach, the study identifies and categorizes idiomatic expressions that convey positive emotions like joy, pride, love and peace. Through comparative semantic analysis of idioms in both languages, this article highlights cultural and linguistic differences and similarities in how each language conceptualizes and verbalizes positive emotional states. Methodologically, the research combines qualitative semantic analysis with contrastive linguistics, using data from phraseological dictionaries, literary texts, and corpora in both languages. The findings contribute to the broader discourse on emotion linguistics by demonstrating how universal affective experiences are filtered through language-specific cultural frameworks.

Keywords

phraseological units, positive emotions, phraseosemantics, cultural linguistics, metaphor analysis, English-Uzbek comparison, cultural linguistics.

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