THE EXPRESSION OF “SMELL” (OLFACTORY) MEANING IN PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

Abstract

This article analyzes the expression of the concept of smell (olfactory perception) in English and Uzbek phraseological units from a cognitive-semantic perspective. The study reveals that smell-related phraseological units are predominantly metaphorical in nature and primarily serve to express negative evaluation, intuitive perception, moral judgment, and social assessment. Based on a comparative analysis, the close relationship between the concept of smell and national-cultural cognition in both languages is highlighted