Functional and Conceptual Categorization of Lexical and Stylistic Devices Used in Literary Discourse: A Study Based on English And Uzbek Languages

Abstract

This article investigates the functional and conceptual categorization of lexical and stylistic devices used in literary discourse on the material of English and Uzbek languages. The study is based on a comparative analysis of allegory, metaphor, simile, symbol, personification, phraseological units, and culturally marked lexical items in selected English and Uzbek literary texts. Special attention is paid to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Muhammadsharif Gulkhaniy’s Zarbulmasal, and selected folk narratives, including “Ur to‘qmoq” and “A Good Story.” The research argues that lexical and stylistic devices in literary discourse are not merely decorative elements but cognitive, cultural, pragmatic, and evaluative mechanisms through which national worldviews are represented. The study applies descriptive, classificatory, comparative-contrastive, semantic-stylistic, contextual, and cognitive-metaphorical methods.