LINGUOCULTUROLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE INVESTIGATION OF COLORONYMS IN THE UZBEK LANGUAGE: THE ANALYSIS OF "SABBAI SAYYOR" AND MODERN LINGUISTIC PERCEPTION

Abstract

This article explores the linguoculturological and cognitive essence of color-expressing units (coloronyms) in the Uzbek language within the paradigm of anthropocentric linguistics. Rather than operating merely as surface-level lexical tokens, color terms function as deeply embedded conceptual structures that encapsulate centuries of empirical wisdom, mythopoetic archetypes, and ethno-cultural codes specific to the Uzbek nation. Utilizing Alisher Navo’i’s epic masterpiece "Sabbai Sayyor" ("Seven Planets") as a primary textual locus, this study decodes the symbolic hierarchy of colors and substantiates their cognitive trajectories within modern linguistic consciousness. The research methodology synthesizes textual hermeneutics, cognitive modeling, and empirical associative testing. The findings demonstrate a profound semantic continuity, revealing that the socio-cultural and mystical frameworks assigned to colors in classical Chagatai (Old Uzbek) literature remain vigorously active within contemporary Uzbek conceptualizations.