SEMANTIC INVESTIGATION OF LINGUOCULTURAL ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK FAIRY TALES AND TRANSLATION PROBLEMS

Abstract

This article examines the semantic features of linguocultural elements (linguoculturemes) in English and Uzbek fairy tales and explores the translation challenges arising from cultural and linguistic differences. The study identifies primary translation strategies including adaptation, explication, cultural substitution, and descriptive translation, while highlighting the inevitable semantic losses and transformations occurring during interlingual transfer.