LINGUO-CULTURAL REPRESENTATION OF FEMALE ARCHETYPES IN UZBEK AND FRENCH FOLK TALES

Abstract

This paper investigates the linguo-cultural representation of female archetypes in Uzbek and French folk tales. Using the theoretical framework of linguoculturology and gender linguistics, the study analyzes how linguistic means—epithets, metaphors, and onomastic elements—reflect cultural perceptions of womanhood. The research focuses on four tales: Zumrad and Qimmat, Cinderella, Peau d’Ane, and Sleeping Beauty. Through comparative textual analysis, the study identifies three dominant archetypes—the virtuous maiden, the mother, and the witch—and reveals how language encodes moral and aesthetic values. Findings show that while both Uzbek and French traditions share universal motifs of beauty and morality, they differ in their linguistic symbolism and in the moral hierarchy attached to female images.