NATIONAL-CULTURAL EXPRESSION OF EUPHEMISMS IN UZBEK AND ENGLISH LITERATURE

Abstract

This article, from a comparative-linguistic perspective, examines the nationalcultural features of the expression of euphemistic units in Uzbek and English literary texts– based on Gafur Gulom’s short novel “Shum bola” and the works of Jerome K. Jerome. The analysis shows that in both literatures euphemisms are used for the culturally acceptable expression of various aspects of reality–physical limitations, social vulnerability, delicate religious-ethical issues, and personal emotions; however, their semantic structure, metaphorical basis, and communicative purpose acquire specific characteristics in each national context. In the article, euphemisms are interpreted as a phenomenon associated with national worldview and social speech behavior