COMPARATIVE-LINGUISTIC STUDY OF THE CATEGORY OF TENSE IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Keywords:
tense category, aspect, English language, Uzbek language, comparative analysis, analytic language, agglutinative language, grammar, translation, context, morphology, syntaxAbstract
This article is devoted to the comparative-linguistic study of the category of tense in English and Uzbek languages. The research examines the grammatical nature of tense, the ways of its expression, and its functional features in both language systems. In English, the category of tense is expressed analytically through auxiliary verbs and complex grammatical constructions, and it is closely connected with the category of aspect. In contrast, in Uzbek, tense is mainly expressed synthetically by adding suffixes to the verb stem, and its meanings are often dependent on context.
The study also identifies similarities and differences in the tense systems of English and Uzbek, highlighting the complexity and differentiation of tense-aspect forms in English and the relative simplicity and flexibility of tense expression in Uzbek. Special attention is given to translation issues arising from the lack of direct grammatical equivalence between the two languages. The results of the comparative analysis contribute to a deeper understanding of typological differences between languages and have practical significance for language teaching and translation studies.
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