STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC FEATURES OF ANIMAL-RELATED PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN KHOREZM DIALECTS

This article analyzes the structural, morphological, and semantic aspects of phraseological units related to animals found in the regional dialects of Khorezm. In particular, it examines the typology of animal names used in dialectal phrasemes, their motives for usage, and their stylistic-semantic foundations. Keywords: Dialect, Vernacular, Oghuz Dialect, Kipchak Dialect, Phraseology, Dialectal Phraseme, Zoonym, Structural-Semantic Analysis