STYLISTIC MECHANISMS OF LEXICAL ECONOMY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND UZBEK
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Keywords: lexical economy, stylistic devices, linguistic typology, comparative linguistics, English, Uzbek, agglutinationAbstract
This study provides a comparative analysis of lexical economy mechanisms in
English and Uzbek languages. Lexical economy—the linguistic tendency to convey
maximum meaning with minimal resources—manifests differently across languages
due to typological characteristics. Through systematic analysis of contemporary
corpora, this research demonstrates that English, as an analytic language, employs
syntactic compression, abbreviation, and metaphorical expression, while Uzbek, as an
agglutinative language, utilizes morphological synthesis, contextual ellipsis, and
idiomatic condensation. The investigation reveals how structural differences influence
economic expression, offering insights into cognitive and communicative strategies.
These findings have practical implications for translation, language pedagogy, and
cross-cultural communication, highlighting the need for typology-sensitive approaches
in applied linguistics.
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