LINGUISTIC SPECIFICATION OF MERONYMY IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Keywords:
Keywords: Meronymy, part-whole relations, lexical semantics, English language, Uzbek language, cognitive linguistics, morphosyntactic expression, semantic hierarchy, contrastive linguistics, translation equivalence, lexical relations.Abstract
Abstract: Meronymy, a semantic relation in which one lexical unit denotes a part,
component, or member of a larger whole, plays a crucial role in lexical semantics and
cognitive linguistics. This article investigates the linguistic specification of meronymy
in the English and Uzbek languages, examining its structural, semantic, and functional
properties. Using descriptive, contrastive, and analytical methods, the study analyzes
meronymic relations in authentic texts, dictionaries, and corpora, focusing on how part-
whole relationships are expressed and conceptualized in each language. The analysis
reveals that English and Uzbek share universal cognitive principles in organizing part-
whole relations, but they differ significantly in linguistic expression and cultural
representation. English often encodes meronymy through concise nominal compounds
and prepositional constructions (wheel of a car, branch of a company), whereas Uzbek
utilizes morphologically marked, explicit descriptive structures (mashinaning
g‘ildiragi, kompaniyaning bo‘limi). These differences reflect both typological
distinctions and culturally influenced conceptualizations of part-whole relationships.
Furthermore, the study highlights challenges in translation and cross-linguistic
interpretation of meronymic relations, emphasizing the importance of semantic,
syntactic, and pragmatic awareness.
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