LINGUOCULTURAL FEATURES OF CONNOTATIVE MEANING IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK

Abstract

This article explores the linguocultural features of connotative meaning in English and Uzbek from a comparative perspective. Connotation is examined as a multilayered semantic phenomenon that reflects national mentality, cultural values, historical memory, and symbolic systems beyond denotative meaning. The study analyzes ethnoconnotation as a culturally marked semantic component shaped by collective experience and social stereotypes. Through comparative examples from English and Uzbek lexical units, the research demonstrates that similar denotative meanings may carry different connotative layers due to distinct cultural codes. The findings confirm that connotative meaning is culturally determined and plays a significant role in intercultural communication and translation.

Keywords

connotation, ethnoconnotation, linguoculturology, cognitive semantics, national mentality, cultural code, semantic structure, denotative meaning, translation studies, intercultural communication, cultural identity, lexical semantics.