Comparative analysis of English phrasal verbs and their equivalents in Uzbek

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  • Uzbek state world languages university
  • Uzbek state world languages university

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18879819
Comparative analysis of English phrasal verbs and their equivalents in Uzbek

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of English phrasal verbs and their semantic and syntactic equivalents in the Uzbek language. English phrasal verbs, characterized by the combination of a lexical verb and one or more particles, represent a significant challenge in translation and second language acquisition due to their idiomatic nature, polysemy, and separability. Instead, Uzbek employs derivational morphology, compound verbs with auxiliary components, and distinct lexical roots to convey similar semantic nuances.

Keywords:

Phrasal verbs Uzbek language contrastive linguistics translation strategies agglutination semantic mapping typology

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Madina Xabibullayevna Dalieva,
Uzbek state world languages university

DSc, Associate professor

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Raxmonqulova, F. A. qizi, & Dalieva, M. X. (2026). Comparative analysis of English phrasal verbs and their equivalents in Uzbek. The Lingua Spectrum, 2(1), 203–209. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18879819

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Vol. 2 No. 1 : The Lingua Spectrum: February

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