A LINGUOCULTUROLOGICAL STUDY OF OSHIQ ERKIN'S WORKS

This article explores the linguoculturological features of Oshiq Erkin’s poetic works, focusing on how language serves as a vehicle for preserving and transmitting Uzbek national culture. It argues that the interaction between language and culture is realized through the “linguistic personality,” which acts as both a transmitter and a creator of cultural values. The study analyzes Oshiq Erkin’s use of dialectal words, phraseological units, and culturally bound expressions that reflect the worldview, traditions, and social practices of the Uzbek people—particularly the Khorezm region. Examples from epics such as Bo‘zqal’a Farzandlari and lyric poetry illustrate how concepts of hospitality, labor, family ethics, and moral instruction are encoded linguistically. The poet’s integration of folk proverbs and dialect forms, as well as symbolic imagery such as “bread,” “kebab,” and “dog,” reveal deep layers of national mentality, ethical norms, and cultural connotations. The research concludes that Oshiq Erkin’s works are an essential source for understanding the relationship between language and culture, embodying the collective identity, values, and worldview of the Uzbek nation. Through linguoculturological analysis, his poetic language emerges as both an artistic and ethnolinguistic phenomenon that connects generations. Keywords: Oshiq Erkin; Linguoculturology; Uzbek Language; National Culture; Dialect; Phraseological Units; Khorezm Region; Folk Traditions; Poetic Language; Cultural Connotation.