Phraseological Units as Components of Phraseology

Аннотация

In recent decades, phraseological units have become a central focus of linguistic research, especially in the study of language as a reflection of cultural identity. This paper explores the national and cultural specificity of phraseological expressions in both global and Uzbek linguistic contexts. Emphasis is placed on the integral role that phraseological units play in encoding a nation’s worldview, lifestyle, and historical consciousness. By analyzing the classifications and interpretations of phraseological units by renowned linguists, this study highlights the close interconnection between language and culture, and it affirms the status of linguoculturology as an independent interdisciplinary field. Keywords: Phraseological units, linguoculturology, national worldview, cultural identity, idiomatic expressions, semantic structure, Uzbek linguistics. characteristics. In Uzbek linguistics, Sh. Introduction: Phraseological units – Idiomatic Rahmatullayev’s theoretical contributions regarding expressions that encapsulate cultural and historical the structure and function of phrasemes underscore realities – have long fascinated linguists due to their the importance of semantic unity and cultural intricate blend of linguistic form and cultural content. grounding. A.A. Abduazizov offered a classification These expressions serve as mirrors of national identity, framework that aligns closely with Vinogradov’s conveying collective experiences, beliefs, and typology but incorporates culturally specific examples traditions. As pointed out by Maslova (2001), relevant to Uzbek language and society. Further phraseological expressions reveal the unique ways in contributions by A.E. Mamatov and H. Jamolkhonov which different nations perceive and conceptualize the elaborated on the functional and structural aspects of world. The study of phraseology has evolved phrasemes, particularly in the Uzbek linguistic significantly over the centuries, transitioning from a landscape. lexical curiosity to a core component of modern linguistics and cultural studies. This paper aims to METHODS examine the development, classification, and cultural This study adopts a descriptive-analytical method to relevance of phraseological units within both Western examine phraseological units within the framework of and Uzbek linguistic traditions. linguoculturology. Comparative linguistic analysis is Literature Review employed to juxtapose Uzbek and Western approaches to phraseology. Primary sources include theoretical The historical development of phraseology as a texts by leading scholars, lexicographic data, and discipline dates back to early Russian linguistics, with corpus examples. The study also incorporates elements significant contributions from V. M. Lomonosov, V. A. of semantic and structural analysis to classify and Kunin, and E. D. Polivanov. Charles Bally’s foundational interpret selected phraseological expressions. works in French stylistics marked the introduction of Attention is given to the socio-cultural contexts in phraseology into Western scholarship. V.V. which these units are used, drawing on ethnolinguistic Vinogradov, N.M. Shansky, and A.V. Kunin later data to support interpretations. contributed comprehensive classifications of phraseological units—fusions, unities, and The main part combinations—based on their semantic and syntactic In recent years, phraseology has become one of the American Journal Of Philological Sciences 186 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) most extensively studied fields in linguistics. At present, phraseology or idiomatics [Polivanov 1928:144]. phraseological units are regarded in modern linguistics In linguistics, the term "phraseological unit" is as a means of reflecting a nation’s unique worldview, interpreted in various ways. For instance, in the ways of thinking and living, perception of the world, explanatory dictionary of linguistic terms, A. Khojiyev and national-cultural characteristics. defines a phraseological unit as a lexical unit which, in As V.A. Maslova points out, phraseological units terms of structure, is equivalent to a word combination directly or associatively convey information about a or a sentence, carries an integral, generalized meaning particular nation’s view of the world and society from a semantic standpoint, and is not created in the through a national-cultural prism. They reveal the process of speech but introduced into speech as a distinctive features of that nation’s worldview and, at ready-made unit. Phraseological units differ from the same time, help shape it [V.A.Maslova, 2001]. regular word combinations in that they are stable expressions conveying figurative meanings. When used The study of phraseology as an independent linguistic in speech, they contribute to expressiveness and vivid discipline spans several centuries. In particular, in imagery. Russian linguistics, researchers began show