The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared

Хафизов, Сарвар

Lingvospektr · 2025-yil

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This article investigates the role of the lexical unit head (bosh) as a semantic nucleus within English and Uzbek lexical-semantic fields. The study applies a comparative structural and cognitive-semantic approach to identify how this lexeme organizes paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations in both languages. It analyzes the distribution of head/bosh across various semantic subfields – such as anatomy, leadership, cognition, and emotion – and explores how each function as a conceptual core from which idiomatic and metaphorical meanings emerge. The research reveals that both head and bosh serve as central lexical elements that link literal bodily reference with abstract domains like intelligence, authority, and selfhood. Furthermore, idioms and proverbs containing these lexemes demonstrate shared conceptual metaphors (e.g., “the head as the leader” or “the head as the seat of reason”) as well as culturally unique interpretations. The findings contribute to understanding universal and language-specific aspects of somatic semantics, emphasizing the importance of embodied cognition in meaning formation. The study’s results have implications for comparative linguistics, translation studies, and intercultural communication, enriching the theoretical foundation of lexical field analysis in bilingual contexts.

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MualliflarХафизов, Сарвар
JurnalLingvospektr
NashriyotЎзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети, “Modern Scientific Research” MChJ
ISSN3060-4958
Nashr sanasi2025-12-04
Jild11
Son1
Betlar112-123
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaFilologiya
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-26

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Голова, bosh, семантический центр, лексическое поле, идиома, метафора, перевод, соматическая лексика, культурное значение, сравнительная лингвистика, Head, bosh, semantic center, lexical field, idiom, metaphor, translation, somatic vocabulary, cultural meaning, comparative linguistics

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APAХафизов, Сарвар (2025). The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared. Lingvospektr, 11(1), 112-123. https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1150
GOST (OAK)Хафизов, Сарвар The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared // Lingvospektr. – 2025. – T. 11, № 1. – P. 112-123.
MLAХафизов, Сарвар. “The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared.” Lingvospektr, 11(1), 112-123, 2025. https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1150
ChicagoХафизов, Сарвар. “The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared.” Lingvospektr, 11(1), 112-123 (2025). https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1150
HarvardХафизов, Сарвар (2025) ‘The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared’, Lingvospektr, 11(1), 112-123. https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1150
BibTeX
@article{article2025,
  title = {The role of ‘Head’ as a semantic center in lexical fields: English and Uzbek compared},
  author = {Хафизов, Сарвар},
  journal = {Lingvospektr},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {11},
  number = {1},
  pages = {112-123},
  url = {https://lingvospektr.uz/index.php/lngsp/article/view/1150}
}

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