THE TRANSLATION OF SOMATIC PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK
Keywords:
Somatic idioms, phraseology, translation, equivalence, English, Uzbek, figurative language, cultural linguistics.Abstract
The present article explores the challenges and strategies involved in translating somatic phraseological units (SPUs) between English and Uzbek. SPUs are idiomatic expressions involving body parts such as “head,” “eye,” “heart,” and “hand,” which reflect figurative meanings rooted in culture and cognition. This study analyzes linguistic, cultural, and semantic features of SPUs and examines equivalence, adaptation, and loss of meaning in translation. Comparative examples are provided to highlight translation difficulties and propose solutions for effective cross-linguistic rendering. The article presents theoretical ideas in this regard and proves them with examples.
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