THE IMPORTANCE OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGE
Keywords:
affixation, prefix, suffix, English, Uzbek, morphology, word formation, linguistics.Abstract
The article examines the role and importance of affixation in English and Uzbek, focusing on similarities and differences in their structures and usage. Employing a mixed-method approach, the study analyzes written and spoken language samples from academic, literary, and colloquial sources. Results reveal significant differences in the flexibility of English affixes compared to the semantic specificity of Uzbek affixes. While English utilizes prefixes extensively for negation and conversion, Uzbek relies heavily on suffixes for agglutination and grammatical expression. The study highlights how understanding affixation fosters cross-linguistic competence and language learning. These findings contribute to the field of comparative linguistics and suggest potential pedagogical applications for teaching English to Uzbek speakers and vice versa.
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