A LINGUOCULTURAL STUDY OF O'TKIR HOSHIMOV'S PROSE

This article presents a linguocultural analysis of the prose works of O‘tkir Hoshimov, focusing on the interaction between language and culture in literary discourse. The study aims to identify and interpret culturally marked linguistic units that reflect the national worldview and value system of the Uzbek people. The research material consists of selected novels and short stories that depict everyday life, social relations, and moral norms. The methodological framework is based on linguoculturology and integrates descriptive, contextual, conceptual, and interpretative methods. The results of the analysis reveal that culturally specific lexical units, phraseological expressions, proverbs, and metaphorical constructions play a central role in representing key cultural concepts such as family relations, respect for elders, social responsibility, patience, and humanity. These linguistic elements function as carriers of collective experience and cultural memory, ensuring the transmission of national values through literary language. The findings confirm that O‘tkir Hoshimov’s prose constitutes a coherent linguocultural system in which language serves not only as a means of artistic expression but also as a tool for preserving cultural identity. The study contributes to the development of linguocultural research in Uzbek literary studies and highlights the relevance of linguocultural analysis for interpreting national literary heritage.