FRIENDSHIP-BASED COLLOCATIONS IN UZBEK AND ENGLISH: A COMPARATIVE LINGUOCULTURAL STUDY

This paper investigates the phenomenon of friendship-based collocations in Uzbek and English. Collocations related to friendship are not only linguistic units but also carriers of cultural values and worldviews. The study employs comparative and descriptive methods, drawing on proverbs, idioms, literary works, and corpus data to identify key similarities and differences. Uzbek collocations tend to highlight loyalty, sacrifice, and moral duty, while English collocations emphasize companionship and emotional intimacy. The results reveal both universal and culture-specific patterns, contributing to our understanding of how language encodes cultural attitudes towards friendship.