LINGUACULTURAL PECULIARITIES OF COLOR SEMANTICS IN SPANISH AND UZBEK FOLK TALES

The scientific study of color semantics within the framework of cognitive linguistics and linguacultural studies allows for a deeper understanding of the unique worldview encoded in national folklore. This article investigates the linguacultural peculiarities of color terms (chromatisms) in Spanish and Uzbek folk tales. By employing comparative, contextual, and component analysis, the study explores how primary colors—specifically red, white, black, and green/blue—carry distinct symbolic weights that reflect the historical, geographical, religious, and social realities of the Spanish and Uzbek peoples. The research reveals that while some universal psychological archetypes exist across both traditions, the cultural-historical trajectories of Spain (influenced by Mediterranean, Roman, and Christian traditions) and Uzbekistan (influenced by Central Asian nomadic roots, Islamic philosophy, and Eastern cosmology) have produced highly specific semantic fields for colors. Quantitative data extracted from representative corpora of folklore show varying frequencies of color usage, highlighting the structural and conceptual differences in how these two unrelated languages map reality through oral narratives.