SEMANTIC-STYLISTIC ASPECTS OF EUPHEMISMS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK
Keywords:
euphemisms, phenomenon, analyzing euphemisms, semantic, peculiarities, verbal communication, argotic euphemism.Abstract
The present article highlights the cultural specifics of euphemisms by the help of sociolinguistic outlook. There are a large number of euphemisms in English and Uzbek. However, via comparing and analyzing euphemisms in different fields, such as old age, death, family relationships, occupation, and etc., in these two languages, it can be seen that there are some differences. Although euphemism is a common phenomenon in various languages, the social customs, historical development, and the culture of Uzbek and the West is different. The concept “euphemism” has not been studied thoroughly in Uzbek language yet. Especially, while classifying euphemisms according to their semantic and structural features, we will face up to some challenges in both languages. Therefore, we try to support some valid information by comparing this phenomenon according to its semantic features.
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