CONCEPTUAL-COGNITIVE ELEMENTS IN TEXT FORMATION IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK

This study examines the role of conceptual-cognitive elements in text formation in English and Uzbek. From a cognitive-linguistic perspective, a text is not simply a sequence of grammatically connected sentences but a complex conceptual structure in which information, events, participants, and relationships are organized according to the communicative intentions of the speaker or writer. The study focuses on conceptual coherence, frames, prototypes, image schemas, conceptual metaphors, background knowledge, and information organization. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which English and Uzbek use lexical combinations and grammatical structures to construct coherent conceptual representations. The analysis demonstrates that word combinations function as important building blocks of textual meaning because they establish semantic relationships and activate particular conceptual domains. Although English and Uzbek may differ in word order and grammatical organization, both languages employ cognitive mechanisms to construct coherent discourse. The study concludes that conceptual-cognitive analysis provides a useful framework for understanding text production and interpretation and has practical applications in discourse analysis, translation, language teaching, and intercultural communication.