A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR CREATING AN IRONIC MEANING IN UZBEK AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES.

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Эта статья представляет собой сравнительное исследование того, как ирония выражается в узбекском и английском языках. В ней рассматриваются лингвистические методы, с помощью которых оба языка создают иронию, включая такие элементы, как интонация, игра слов и контекстуальные подсказки. Статья изучает различные виды иронии, такие как вербальная, ситуационная и драматическая, и анализирует, как они формируются культурными и контекстуальными факторами в каждом языке. Сравнивая использование иронии в повседневной речи и литературе, статья подчеркивает как сходства, так и различия в ироничном выражении между узбекским и английским языками. Исследование дает ценные выводы о том, как структура языка и культурные влияния определяют, как ирония формируется и воспринимается в этих двух языках. https://scientific-jl.com 5 1 62-son_1-to’plam_May-2025 ISSN:3030- 3 6 1 3 T A D Q I Q O T L A R jahon ilmiy – metodik jurnali Ключевые слова: Точка зрения Спербера и Уилсона,Подход Кодировой, Ирония часто принимает тонкие и культурно обусловленные формы,Заметки Исламова Annotatsiya. Ushbu maqola, o‘zbek va ingliz tillarida irodni qanday ifodalashni taqqosiy o‘rganishni taqdim etadi. Maqolada, har ikkala tilning ironiya yaratish uchun qo‘llaydigan lingvistik metodlari, jumladan, intonatsiya, so‘z o‘yinlari va kontekstual alomatlar kabi elementlar ko‘rib chiqiladi. Maqola, irodni turli shakllari – masalan, verbal, situatsion va dramatik ironiya – va ularning har bir tilda madaniy va kontekstual omillar tomonidan qanday shakllanishi o‘rganiladi. Ironiyaning kundalik muloqotda va adabiyotda qanday ishlatilishini taqqoslayotib, maqola o‘zbek va ingliz tillaridagi irodni ifodalashdagi o‘xshashliklar va farqlarni ta'kidlaydi. Tadqiqot, til tuzilishi va madaniy ta'sirlarning ironiyaning shakllanishi va tushunilishiga qanday ta'sir qilishi haqida qimmatli tushunchalar beradi. Kalit so’zlar: Sperber va Wilsonning qarashlari,Qodirovaning yondashuvi, Kinoya ko‘pincha nozik va madaniy jihatdan singdirilgan shakllarda bo‘ladi, Islomovning izohlari Introduction. Irony is one of the most subtle and complex means of expression in human communication. It allows speakers and writers to convey attitudes, emotions, or criticism in indirect ways, often through saying the opposite of what is meant. Irony is not only a tool for humor or sarcasm but also a significant stylistic and rhetorical device used to engage the audience, highlight contradictions, and provoke thought. As a pragmatic phenomenon, irony depends heavily on linguistic structure, cultural norms, and contextual understanding, making its use and interpretation vary across different languages and societies. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of how ironic meaning is created and conveyed in the Uzbek and English languages. These two languages belong to different linguistic families—Uzbek being a Turkic language and English a Germanic one—and they reflect different cultural traditions and communicative styles. By studying the similarities and differences in the use of irony, we can gain deeper insights into the role of culture, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in shaping ironic communication. This research focuses on three main types of irony: verbal irony (when the speaker says the opposite of what they mean), situational irony (where the outcome is opposite to what is expected), and dramatic irony (when the audience knows something the character does not). Each of these will be analyzed with examples from both everyday language and literary sources in Uzbek and English. Understanding how irony functions in different linguistic contexts is not only academically valuable but also important in an increasingly globalized world, where cross-cultural communication is common. This study aims to contribute to the fields of comparative linguistics, pragmatics, and intercultural communication by https://scientific-jl.com 5 2 62-son_1-to’plam_May-2025 ISSN:3030- 3 6 1 3 T A D Q I Q O T L A R jahon ilmiy – metodik jurnali offering a detailed look into how ironic meanings are constructed and interpreted in two distinct linguistic and cultural frameworks. Literature review. Irony, as a rhetorical and stylistic device, has long attracted scholarly attention across various languages and cultures. In both Uzbek and English linguistic traditions, irony serves as a powerful tool for conveying implicit criticism, humor, or contradiction. However, the methods of constructing ironic meaning differ due to cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts. When we start to analyze from scientists, Sperber and Wilson developed the Relevance Theory, which offers a cognitive-pragmatic explanation of irony. According to their theory, irony is not simply saying the opposite of what one means. Instead, irony involves echoing a thought, belief, or statement—often someone else's—and expressing a critical, humorous, or mocking attitude toward it. In this framework, the speaker intentionally ech