COMMONALITIES AND VARIATIONS IN THE SEMANTIC AND STRUCTURAL USE OF FLORA IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK DESCRIPTIONS
Keywords:
Keywords: flora, metaphor, semantics, structural analysis, English language, Uzbek languageAbstract
ANNOTATION
This article analyzes the semantic and structural usage of flora-related terms in
English and Uzbek. It highlights the similarities and differences in expressing human
characteristics, emotions, and values through plant imagery. The comparative study
also explores metaphorical usage and grammatical structures in both languages.
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