A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WORD FORMATION PROCESSES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES: STRUCTURAL, SEMANTIC AND FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
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Word formation is a fundamental aspect of linguistic systems, reflecting how languages expand their lexicons and adapt to communicative needs. This study presents a comparative analysis of word formation processes in English and Uzbek languages, focusing on morphological, semantic, and functional aspects. The research aims to identify similarities and differences in the mechanisms of word creation, including affixation, compounding, conversion, and borrowing. The study employs a qualitative comparative methodology based on linguistic data from both languages and theoretical frameworks from modern morphology and typology. Findings reveal that while both languages utilize common processes such as affixation and compounding, significant differences arise due to typological distinctions: English being predominantly analytic and Uzbek being agglutinative. Uzbek demonstrates a more systematic and productive use of suffixation, whereas English relies more heavily on conversion and borrowing. The research contributes to comparative linguistics by highlighting structural and functional contrasts and provides implications for language teaching, translation studies, and lexicography.
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