A COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC AND CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS

This paper provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of English and Uzbek phraseology from both traditional descriptive and contemporary cognitive linguistic perspectives. It examines cross-cultural parallels and divergences in idiomatic expressions related to nature, value systems, hospitality, body parts, and social relations. The article further examines embodiment patterns, demonstrating that while both languages use body-part idioms, they map emotional and moral concepts onto different organs—notably the liver (jigar) as a seat of deep empathy in Uzbek, a role absent in English. Pedagogical implications and directions for future research are discussed.