THE CLASSIFICATION OF KHOREZM DIALECTS AS A SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM

This article provides information on the place of the Khorezm dialects within the classifications of Uzbek folk dialects and describes the dialects currently existing in the Khorezm region.Based on new approaches, a revised classification of the Khorezm dialects is proposed.It is well known that in dialectological classifications the Khorezm dialects have been presented under different names in various systems, and many of these classifications contain well-grounded views.The areas where the Khorezm dialects are spoken constitute a somewhat complex dialectal zone from an areal perspective.The Khorezm dialects, which form part of the Uzbek folk dialects, have attracted the attention of numerous researchers due to their distinctive linguistic features.Therefore, researchers have studied these dialects using different approaches.