NATIONAL MENTALITY AS REFLECTED IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PAREMIOLOGICAL UNITS: A LINGUOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

This study, entitled “National Mentality as Reflected in English and Uzbek Paremiological Units: A Linguocultural Perspective,” is devoted to analyzing the reflection of national mentality in English and Uzbek paremiological units from a linguocultural standpoint. The primary objective of the research is to identify the historical and cultural experience, value systems, and worldview of the two nations through the semantics, figurative structures, and pragmatic functions of proverbs and sayings. The study employs comparative-analytical, semantic, conceptual, and contextual methods of analysis. Paremiological units are examined within conceptual fields such as national character, diligence, family relations, social norms, and moral values. The findings reveal that English proverbs tend to emphasize individualism, pragmatism, and rationality, whereas Uzbek paremiological units more strongly reflect collectivism, respect, patience, and adherence to tradition. At the same time, the analysis demonstrates the presence of shared semantic cores representing universal human values in both linguistic traditions. The results of the research contribute to the further development of linguoculturology, comparative linguistics, and paremiology, and may serve as a valuable resource in the context of intercultural communication and cross-cultural studies.