A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ONOMATOPOEIC UNITS IN UZBEK AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of onomatopoeic (imitative) units in the Uzbek and English languages. Onomatopoeia, as a manifestation of sound symbolism and phonosemantics, serves as a vital bridge between human cognition, perception, and linguistic expression. While the primary communicative and expressive functions of these units remain universal across both languages, their morphological structuring, syntactic behavior, and semantic range exhibit distinct language-specific characteristics. This study highlights the extensive use of reduplication and visual/situational mimesis in Uzbek, contrasting it with the high productivity of functional conversion and verb-centric auditory units in English.