DESIRE AND SILENCE IN KHURSHID DOSTMUHAMMAD'S SHORT STORY "WO AI NI"

This article examines Khurshid Dostmuhammad's short story “WO AI NI” as a significant example of contemporary Uzbek prose that explores linguistic alienation, cross-cultural encounter, and the existential dimensions of human desire. The study situates the story within the context of globalization and urban modernity, focusing on the psychological experience of loneliness, migration, and the limits of communication. Drawing on Roman Jakobson's communication theory, the article interprets the absence of a shared linguistic code as the central dramatic conflict of the narrative. Heidegger's conception of language as the “house of Being” is employed to demonstrate how the failure of communication reveals deeper ontological ruptures rather than mere technical misunderstandings. Through Edward Said's concept of the Other and Bakhtin's notion of exotopy, the Chinese character is analyzed as a reflective mirror for the protagonist's self-alienation. Particular attention is given to Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic theory of desire, which elucidates how distance, opacity, and non-possession intensify emotional attachment. The Chinese phrase “WO AI NI” is interpreted as a symbolic sign whose power derives from its resistance to full translation and assimilation. The article argues that the story transforms linguistic incomprehension into an aesthetic and philosophical resource, positioning “WO AI NI” as a sophisticated meditation on silence, desire, and the ethics of otherness in modern literature.本文以库尔什德·多斯特穆罕默德（Khurshid Dostmuhammad）的短篇小说"WO AI NI"为研究对象，将其视为当代乌兹别克散文的代表性范例，该作品探讨了语言异化、跨文化相遇以及人类欲望的存在论维度。本研究将该故事置于全球化与城市现代性的语境之中，聚焦于孤独、移民与沟通局限所催生的心理体验。本文借鉴罗曼·雅各布森（Roman Jakobson）的传播理论，将共享语码的缺失解读为叙事的核心戏剧冲突。本文借助海德格尔（Heidegger）"语言乃存在之屋"的命题，阐明沟通失败所揭示的并非单纯的技术性误解，而是更深层的存在论断裂。本文依托爱德华·萨义德（Edward Said）的"他者"（Other）概念与巴赫金（Bakhtin）的"异托邦"（exotopy）理论，将叙事中的中国角色解读为映照主人公自我异化的镜像。本文尤为关注雅克·拉康（Jacques Lacan）的精神分析欲望理论，该理论阐释了距离、语义晦涩与不可占有性如何强化情感依恋。汉语短语"我爱你"（"WO AI NI"）被解读为一种符号象征，其力量源自其抗拒完全翻译与同化的特质。本文主张，该故事将语言不通转化为一种美学与哲学资源，将"WO AI NI"定位为现代文学中关于沉默、欲望与他者伦理的精妙思辨之作。