A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TIME-RELATED TERMS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
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This study explores the expression of time-related terms in English and Uzbek, analyzing lexical, syntactic, and cultural aspects of temporal expressions. Time, as a fundamental cognitive concept, is reflected differently across languages, influencing communication and thought patterns. This paper compares and contrasts the way time is conceptualized and expressed in these two languages, focusing on temporal adverbs, verb tenses, and expressions of time. Using both qualitative and quantitative analysis of corpus data from English and Uzbek texts, the study identifies key similarities and differences in the two languages' treatment of time. The results indicate that while both languages share some conceptual elements, Uzbek exhibits more flexible temporal expressions rooted in its agglutinative structure, while English tends to rely more on rigid verb tense systems. These findings have implications for translation, cross-cultural communication, and language acquisition.
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