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Vol. 12 No. 10 (2025)
International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development

Articles

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METAPHORS IN MAGICAL AND EVERYDAY FAIRY TALES OF THE ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND UZBEK LANGUAGES (A LINGUOMETHODICAL APPROACH)

Published 2025-10-21

  • Mavlyuda Mirzaeva,Sitora Sharipova

Mavlyuda Mirzaeva,Sitora Sharipova
Phd., docent, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies. /Second-year master’s student at Navoi state university.

Abstract

This paper explores the peculiarities of metaphorical thinking in two major folklore genres—magical and everyday fairy tales—of three languages: English, Russian, and Uzbek. The study applies a cognitive-linguistic and linguomethodical approach to identify both universal and culture-specific features of metaphorization. It argues that metaphors in magical tales tend to be mythopoetic and symbolic, while in everyday tales they are more social, moral, and evaluative in nature.

Keywords

metaphor, fairy tale, cognitive linguistics, folklore, linguomethodics, cross-cultural analysis.

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