LINGUOCULTURAL FEATURES OF THE SOMATIC CONCEPT FOOT/OYOQ IN THE ENGLISH AND UZBEK LINGUISTIC PICTURES OF THE WORLD

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to determine and describe the national specificity of verbalizers of the somatic concept FOOT/OYOQ in English and Uzbek linguistic culture. Studying the specific features of language units within the framework of the somatic linguistic code allows to determine the uniqueness of the worldview of native speakers, as well as the mechanisms of connecting the content of the semantic field of the concept with certain cultural phenomena for these ethnic groups. The method of comparative analysis was used to determine the specific characteristics of the linguistic and cultural component of the concept. In it, phraseological units of the nominative field Foot/Oyoq in English and Uzbek languages were compared. 156 English and 126 Uzbek phraseological units with foot/leg/oyoq component were divided into categories and their distribution by categories was determined. As a result, the national-cultural features of the concept of foot in the English and Uzbek image of the world were determined. In addition, units related to the concept Foot/Oyoq corresponding to the semantic categories revealing the national and cultural aspects of the linguistic and cultural concept in English and Uzbek languages were extracted and compared. As a result, the national-cultural features of the concept Foot/Oyoq in the English and Uzbek images of the world were determined.