COGNITIVE AND LINGUOCULTURAL FEATURES OF HUMAN INNER IMAGE REPRESENTATION IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK SOMATIC PHRASEOLOGY
Keywords:
Somatic phraseology, phraseological units, cognitive linguistics, linguocultural studies, human inner image, English, Uzbek, conceptualization.Abstract
Phraseological units constitute an important component of linguistic systems and reflect the cultural, cognitive, and emotional experiences of speech communities. Among them, somatic phraseological units, which contain names of body parts, are particularly significant because they reveal how people conceptualize emotions, character traits, mental states, and interpersonal relations. This article investigates the representation of the human inner image through somatic phraseological units in English and Uzbek. Employing comparative, cognitive, and linguocultural approaches, the study analyzes phraseological expressions containing somatic components such as heart, head, eye, hand, and their Uzbek equivalents yurak, bosh, ko‘z, qo‘l. The findings demonstrate that both languages share universal cognitive patterns rooted in human bodily experience while simultaneously reflecting culture-specific perceptions of personality and emotional life. The study contributes to comparative phraseology, cognitive linguistics, and intercultural communication by highlighting similarities and differences in the conceptualization of the human inner world.
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