INTERPRETATION OF SOMATIC PAREMIOLOGICAL UNITS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LINGUISTIC CULTURE

Abstract

This article explores the anthropocentric and pragmatic interpretation of somatic paremiological units in English and Uzbek linguoculture. Somatic proverbs containing body-related lexical components are analyzed as linguistic means of representing human-centered meanings, including physical appearance, inner world, emotions, moral values, and social behavior. The study focuses on the role of somatic units within the anthropocentric paradigm, emphasizing their pragmatic functions such as didactic influence, evaluation, and expressive impact in discourse. A comparative analysis reveals that while English and Uzbek somatic paremiological units share universal cognitive foundations based on embodied experience, they differ in pragmatic orientation and cultural emphasis.