THE CONCEPT OF WORD GROUPS AND THEIR SYSTEMIC-LINGUISTIC DESCRIPTION
Abstract
This article presents a systemic-linguistic analysis of word groups and their structural, semantic, and morphological characteristics in Uzbek and English. Word groups are examined as intermediate linguistic units situated between the word and the sentence, playing a crucial role in the formation of syntactic structure. The study is based on semantic, morphological, and syntactic criteria for classifying parts of speech and emphasizes the importance of valency theory in explaining combinability patterns. Special attention is given to typological differences between Uzbek as an agglutinative language and English as an analytic language. Through comparative analysis, the article identifies similarities and distinctions in the formation and grammatical realization of noun, verb, adjective, and adverb groups. The findings highlight the theoretical and practical significance of systemic-linguistic analysis for translation studies and foreign language teaching.
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