STYLISTIC MEANS OF ACHIEVING LEXICAL ECONOMY IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK TEXTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
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Keywords: lexical economy, stylistic devices, comparative linguistics, English, Uzbek, agglutination, ellipsisAbstract
Abstract
This article examines the stylistic means through which lexical economy is
achieved in English and Uzbek texts. Lexical economy is understood as the linguistic
tendency to express complex meanings using minimal lexical and structural resources.
The study analyzes stylistic devices such as ellipsis, abbreviation, metaphor, lexical
substitution, word-formation processes, agglutinative morphology, idiomatic
expressions, and contextual omission. A qualitative descriptive and comparative
methodology is employed, based on data drawn from literary works, journalistic
discourse, everyday communication, and digital media in both languages. The findings
demonstrate that English primarily achieves lexical economy through syntactic
compression, abbreviation, and metaphorical expression, whereas Uzbek relies mainly
on agglutinative morphology, contextual inference, and idiomatic units. Despite
typological differences, both languages reveal a shared communicative principle of
efficiency and expressiveness. The study highlights implications for translation,
language teaching, and cross-linguistic communication.
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