THE ROLE OF PROVERBS EXPRESSING THE CONCEPT OF LABOR IN THE ENGLISH AND UZBEK LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE.

Аннотация

This article discusses therole and importance oftheproverb genre intheEnglish andUzbek linguisticlandscape, and thefact that proverbs are aconstant object ofstudyformany representatives of linguistics,linguists and historians, ethnographers. The proverb genre has its own linguisticfeatures that distinguish it from other genres, thesefeatures give proverbs melody, beautiful content and help tofocus thelistener's attention onthe speech. Keywords:proverb, linguistic, laziness, diligence, genre,fluency, work, concept, semantics. Weknow that almostall scholars havebeen hesitant since theconcept ofdefining a proverb was introduced. If we lookat the opinionsofsomefamous scholars, one ofthem, Taylor Whitingand Jones, argued that defining aproverb is impossibleand inappropriate. If we dwell onTaylor's opinion,it isdifficult, even impossibletodefine aproverb, sinceit issaid that "an incommunicablequality which tells usthat whether asentence is a proverb and theotheris not" issaid, thenthere is noneed to definea proverb, because we all knowwhat a proverb is.It shouldalso be notedthat proverbs, as semantically and structurally complete texts, are an importantobject ofstudy in text linguistics. Interest in theproverb from aliterary pointof view, its useto enhance theartisticquality ofthe work andensure thefluency of theartisticlanguage have always been thefocus ofattention of word artists. Wecan use proverbs nomatterwhat field ortopicthey are about. The useof proverbs has been thoroughly analyzed notonly bycontemporary but also byliterary figures of past centuries. For example: If we carefully studytheworks ofYusufKhos Hajib, Ahmad Yassavi, Rabguzi,Lutfi, Alisher Navoi, Babur, Abulgozi Bahodirkhan, Munis, Ogahiy, Muqimi, Furqat, Avaz,Hamza, SadriddinAyni, Fitrat, Cholpon, AbdullaQodiriy, Oybek, Gafur Ghulam anddozensof other creators, wecan see howmanyproverbs are present in theircomposition, sometimesin achanged form. Proverbs thatexpress theconcept oflaborhave found their place notonly in today's sources, but also inthe sources ofthat period. In theprocess ofanalyzing thearticles, wecame across proverbs that encompass several different topics. At thesametime, during theanalysis, we witnessed that there are quitea few proverbs expressing theconcept of“labor” in theUzbekand Uzbekproverbs. It is known that sinceancient times, ourparents have emphasized that hard work and diligence are at theheart of anyachievement. Working andmeeting one’s needs has itsimportance not onlyin ancient times, butalso today. Vices such as lazinessand lack of interest in work have always been condemned. Theserious approach oftheEnglish and Uzbek people to suchissues isreflected in proverbs. If welookat someof them:‘‘All isover bar (but)theshouting‘’.The literal translation ofthis proverb isas follows:Bari ortdakoli,vakt shodlika yatdi. Thisproverb may have thefollowing equivalent inUzbek: Theharderthe work, thesweeterKatie will be. Despitesomesimilarities between English and Uzbek proverbs, we can also find some differences between English and Uzbek proverbs about work. If welook at English proverbs, https://ijmri.de/index.php/jmsi volume 4,issue4,2025 805 they are mainlyfocused onthepractical and material aspects ofwork, such as productivity and efficiency. For example, ifwe lookat one oftheEnglish proverbs, theproverb “Timeis money” putsforward theideaof ​ ​ ​ ​ usingtimeeffectively and being able to distributeit correctly inorder to achieve financial success. Practical and material aspects inUzbek proverbsalong with honesty, endurance, more attention ispaid tothe spiritualand moral aspects oflabor. The above proverbs are an exampleofthis. In conclusion, we can say that English and Uzbek proverbs onthetopicoftheconcept of"labor" havesomesimilarities interms oftheircharacteristics, namely theimportance of hard work and determination. By studying this process, wecan understand thecultural values ​ ​ andbeliefs reflected in theproverbs more deeply and apply them to ourlives.