Phraseological Units with Axiological Features

• Kholibekova Omongul Kenjaboyevna

  Associate professor (PhD), Department of foreign languages and literature, Navoi state university, Navoi, Republic of Uzbekistan

This article examines the comparative analysis of English and Uzbek phraseological units (PUs) with animalistic components that describe human character traits, focusing on their axiological features. Phraseological units, being figurative and expressive, play a significant role in enriching language, reflecting cultural perceptions, and conveying emotional and evaluative connotations. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research comparing how different cultures use animal-related expressions to convey positive or negative evaluations of human behavior.

The study uses a contrastive approach to analyze English and Uzbek PUs that feature zoonym components, such as physical qualities, intelligence, personality traits, and habits. The research method involves identifying PUs in both languages and categorizing them according to their emotive and evaluative connotations. The findings reveal that both languages utilize animalistic imagery to describe human qualities, but negative evaluations dominate over positive ones. Examples include comparisons of strength, intelligence, and temperament, such as "as strong as a horse" and "as fierce as a tiger."

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