Pragmatic features of phraseological units expressing personality traits

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  • Secondary School No. 4, Shofirkon District

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22302639
Pragmatic features of phraseological units expressing personality traits

Abstract

The article examines the pragmatic features of phraseological units expressing personality traits. It focuses on their functions of evaluation, expressiveness, characterization, intensification, irony, humour, and interpersonal communication. Particular attention is given to the use of phraseological units in literary and communicative discourse, as well as their similarities and differences in English and Uzbek.

Keywords:

Phraseological unit personality trait pragmatics evaluation expressiveness literary discourse communicative discourse English Uzbek

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Gulshoda Ilhom qizi Musojonova,
Secondary School No. 4, Shofirkon District

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How to Cite

Musojonova, G. I. qizi. (2026). Pragmatic features of phraseological units expressing personality traits. The Lingua Spectrum, 8(1), 129–135. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22302639