THE AFFIXAL MODEL OF ANTHROPONYMS IN CHINESE AND UZBEK: A COMPARATIVE LINGUOCULTURAL AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS

This article presents a comparative study of anthroponymic formation in Chinese and Uzbek from morphological, linguocultural and pragmatic perspectives. It considers the role of suffix-like Uzbek name components and Chinese character-based naming and address forms in encoding affection, respect, familiarity and cultural ideals. Particular attention is given to the typological distinction between agglutinative Uzbek and predominantly isolating Mandarin Chinese. Examples such as Ali–Alijon, Madina–Madinaxon, 李明 (Lǐ Míng), 小王 (Xiǎo Wáng) and 阿明 (Ā Míng) show that comparable interpersonal meanings need not have identical grammatical expression.