LINGUISTIC NATURE, SEMANTIC STRUCTURE, AND ONOMASTIC STATUS OF ARTIONYMS IN UZBEK SCULPTURE

This article provides a comprehensive investigation into artionymy a relatively understudied branch within onomastics, the study of proper names in Uzbek linguistics—specifically analyzing the linguistic nature, structural-semantic parameters, and place of national sculptural titles within the broader onomastic system. Empirical materials drawn from the catalog of the Center for Contemporary Art (CAMUZ) and works by leading sculptors of Uzbekistan serve as the research corpus. Utilizing descriptive, componential analysis, derivational, and linguacultural interpretation methods, the study systematically analyzes the nominative characteristics of sculpture artionyms, along with their anthroponymic, socio-professional, ethnocultural, and symbolic-philosophical strata. The findings scientifically substantiate that sculpture artionyms are not mere inventory labels for art objects; rather, they function as autonomous onomastic units endowed with profound symbolic and cognitive semantics, bridging physical plastic forms with national-aesthetic cognition.