STYLISTIC DEVICES AND LEXICAL ECONOMY IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Keywords:
lexical economy, stylistic devices, English, Uzbek, comparative linguistics Stylistic DeAbstract
Lexical economy, the principle of conveying maximum meaning with minimal
linguistic resources, is a universal feature of language, yet its expression varies across
typologically distinct languages. This study compares how English, an analytic
language, and Uzbek, an agglutinative language, employ stylistic devices—ellipsis,
metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and phraseological units—to achieve lexical
economy. Through qualitative analysis of literary texts, media discourse, spoken
language, and digital communication, we identify shared and distinct strategies, such
as English’s reliance on syntactic brevity and clipping versus Uzbek’s use of affixation
and proverbs. Findings reveal that both languages leverage universal cognitive
principles, but cultural and structural factors shape device choice. This research
advances comparative linguistics, offering insights for translation, education, and
multilingual discourse analysis.
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