LEXICAL-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE WORD “DAMN” AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN UZBEK TRANSLATION (BASED ON S. SHELDON’S NOVEL “IF TOMORROW COMES”)

Abstract

This article analyzes the lexical-semantic characteristics of the English lexeme “damn” and the ways it is represented in Uzbek translation, based on the material of Sidney Sheldon’s novel If Tomorrow Comes. The study identifies the grammatical forms, semantic groups, and pragmatic functions of the word damn, demonstrating that in modern literary texts it is predominantly used as an intensifier and an expressive evaluative unit. In addition, the paper examines translation strategies applied to the lexeme damn in Uzbek, including functional equivalence, phraseological substitution, compensation, and euphemization, illustrated with contextual examples. The research has both theoretical and practical significance for literary translation studies and investigations of profane vocabulary.