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Vol. 13 No. 03 (2026)
Volume 13 Issue 03

Articles

PROPERTIES OF PROVERBS WITH SOMATIC COMPONENTS IN GERMAN AND UZBEK LANGUAGES. (FOR EXAMPLE: KNIE, KNÖCHEL, FERSE / TIZZA, TO‘PIQ, TOVON )

Published 2026-03-22

  • Igamova Dildorahon Nazirovna

Igamova Dildorahon Nazirovna
Kokand University Andijan Branch Senior Lecturer, Department of Language Teaching in Medicine

Abstract

This article analyzes the linguacultural and cognitive characteristics of proverbs and phraseological units associated with the names of body parts (knee, ankle,and heel) in German and Uzbek. The study conducted a comparative analysis of the conceptual meanings (perseverance, action, helplessness, responsibility) expressed by these somatic units in the two different cultures. This study revealed the national-cultural identity and universal similarities of each language.

Keywords

somatism, paremiology, concept, metaphor, linguoculturology, German language, Uzbek language, phraseology.

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