A Study Of Meronymic Units In English And Uzbek

Abstract

This article investigates meronymic relations—part–whole semantic connections—in English and Uzbek, two languages belonging to different typological families. Meronymy plays an essential role in the structuring of vocabulary and conceptual organization in natural languages. By comparing English, an analytic Indo-European language, with Uzbek, an agglutinative Turkic language, the research highlights similarities and differences in the expression, classification, and usage of meronymic units. The analysis shows that although meronymy is universally present, the linguistic realization, morphological mechanisms, and patterns of lexicalization differ significantly across the two languages.