Birds, beasts, and nature: an ecolinguistic and axiological study of metaphor source domains in english and uzbek proverbs

Axmedov, Ikboljon

Қўқон университети хабарномаси · 2025-yil

Annotatsiya

This study investigates animal- and nature-based metaphorical source domains in English and Uzbek proverbs to reveal the ecological and axiological beliefs encoded in folk wisdom. Using a purposive corpus of 240 proverbs (120 English, 120 Uzbek) selected from proverb dictionaries, academic collections and national folklore archives, the paper applies Conceptual Metaphor Theory and an ecolinguistic/axiological interpretive framework to (1) identify recurring animal and natural source domains, (2) classify axiological (value) loadings attached to those domains (positive, negative, ambivalent), and (3) compare cross-cultural similarities and differences. Results show strong overlap in animal metaphors (dog, fox, wolf, sheep, horse, lion) but culture-specific mappings too (camel, steppe/desert imagery in Uzbek proverbs; lion/kingly imagery in English). Uzbek proverbs display pronounced ecological embedding — values emphasizing endurance, communal harmony, and contextual prudence — while English proverbs reflect individual-centered moral evaluations alongside animal trait metaphors. The findings demonstrate how proverb metaphors act as cultural-ecological memory, preserving long-standing human–nature relations and moral priorities.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarAxmedov, Ikboljon
JurnalҚўқон университети хабарномаси
NashriyotҚўқон университети
ISSN2181-1695
Nashr sanasi2025-10-08
Jild16
Betlar144-149
TilIngliz
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-26

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Kalit so‘zlar

ecolinguistics, axiology, proverbs, metaphor, animals, uzbek proverbs, english proverbs, conceptual metaphor

Iqtibos keltirish

APAAxmedov, Ikboljon (2025). BIRDS, BEASTS, AND NATURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC AND AXIOLOGICAL STUDY OF METAPHOR SOURCE DOMAINS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROVERBS. Қўқон университети хабарномаси, 16, 144-149. https://www.herald.kokanduni.uz/index.php/public_html/article/view/1270
GOST (OAK)Axmedov, Ikboljon BIRDS, BEASTS, AND NATURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC AND AXIOLOGICAL STUDY OF METAPHOR SOURCE DOMAINS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROVERBS // Қўқон университети хабарномаси. – 2025. – T. 16. – P. 144-149.
MLAAxmedov, Ikboljon. “BIRDS, BEASTS, AND NATURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC AND AXIOLOGICAL STUDY OF METAPHOR SOURCE DOMAINS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROVERBS.” Қўқон университети хабарномаси, 16, 144-149, 2025. https://www.herald.kokanduni.uz/index.php/public_html/article/view/1270
ChicagoAxmedov, Ikboljon. “BIRDS, BEASTS, AND NATURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC AND AXIOLOGICAL STUDY OF METAPHOR SOURCE DOMAINS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROVERBS.” Қўқон университети хабарномаси, 16, 144-149 (2025). https://www.herald.kokanduni.uz/index.php/public_html/article/view/1270
HarvardAxmedov, Ikboljon (2025) ‘BIRDS, BEASTS, AND NATURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC AND AXIOLOGICAL STUDY OF METAPHOR SOURCE DOMAINS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROVERBS’, Қўқон университети хабарномаси, 16, 144-149. https://www.herald.kokanduni.uz/index.php/public_html/article/view/1270
BibTeX
@article{axmedovikboljon2025,
  title = {BIRDS, BEASTS, AND NATURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC AND AXIOLOGICAL STUDY OF METAPHOR SOURCE DOMAINS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROVERBS},
  author = {Axmedov, Ikboljon},
  journal = {Қўқон университети хабарномаси},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {16},
  pages = {144-149},
  url = {https://www.herald.kokanduni.uz/index.php/public_html/article/view/1270}
}

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