ANALYSIS OF COMPOUND AND SYNTACTICALLY COMBINED NAMES OF PILGRIMAGE SITES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK
Abstract
Pilgrimage site names function as complex linguistic units that encode religious, cultural, and historical meanings. This article examines the morphological and syntactic structures of shrine names in English (primarily Christian traditions in England) and Uzbek (Islamic and Sufi traditions in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan). Focusing on compound and syntactically combined constructions, the study reveals how these structures serve as semantic cores that mark sanctity, confessional identity, and connection to holy figures. Through qualitative comparative analysis of representative examples—such as “Our Lady of Walsingham”, “St Thomas Becket”, “Hazrati Bahauddin Naqshband”, and “Chor-Bakr”—the research demonstrates both universal patterns (religious titles as core elements) and language-specific differences (prepositional phrases in English versus attributive and possessive constructions in Uzbek). The findings highlight the role of these toponyms as cultural codes that preserve sacred heritage and facilitate pilgrimage identity.
References
1. S. Qorayev. Toponimika (o‘quv qo‘llanma, 2006) – O‘zbekiston toponimiyasi, muqaddas joy nomlari haqida umumiy asos.
2. T. Nafasov. O‘zbekiston toponimlarining izohli lug‘ati (1988) – ziyoratgoh nomlari etimologiyasi uchun.
3. Sadullayeva, U. Sh. (2024). Historical and cultural foundations of pilgrimage toponyms: The case of Bukhara and England. American Journal of English and Literature.
4. Vakhidova, F. S., & Sadullayeva, U. Sh. (2025). Linguacultural aspects of pilgrimage toponymy. Pedagogical Sciences and Teaching Methods, 4(45), 283–286.
5. Vakhidova, F. S., & Sadullayeva, U. Sh. (2025). Historical and cultural foundations of pilgrimage toponyms: The case of Bukhara and England. American Journal of Education and Learning, 3(10), 287–293.
6. Vakhidova, F. S., & Sadullayeva, U. Sh. (2024). Functional-discursive study of toponymy and its early stages. O’zbekistonda Fanlararo Innovatsiyalar va Ilmiy Tadqiqotlar Jurnali, 3(35), 34–37.
7. Vakhidova, F. S., & Sadullayeva, U. Sh. (2024). General overview of toponymy in Uzbekistan. Interdiscipline Innovation and Scientific Research Conference, 3(26), 366–368.
8. Eickelman, D. F. (1981). The Middle East: An Anthropological Approach. Prentice Hall Hutton, R. (2013).
9. Ismoilov, M. O‘zbek toponimikasi asoslari. Toshkent(2020)
10. Kadirova, M. (2019). Chor-Bakr majmuasi: Tarixiy va diniy meros sifatida. Buxoro davlat universiteti ilmiy axborotlari, 3(2), 45–51.
11. Reszegi, K. (2020). A cognitive approach in onomastics: Some notes on metaphorical place-names. Hungarian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 20(2), 45–60.
