A LINGUOMETHODOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS IN MAGICAL AND EVERYDAY FAIRY TALES OF THE ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

Authors

  • Sitora Sharipova Shuxratovna A second-year Master’s student at Navoi State University, majoring in Foreign Language and Literature (English), Faculty of Foreign Languages. Author

Keywords:

metaphor, fairy tales, magical tales, everyday tales, comparative linguistics, linguomethodology, figurative language, cultural imagery, English, Russian, Uzbek, language teaching, conceptual metaphor theory.

Abstract

this article investigates the nature and function of metaphors in magical and everyday fairy tales across English, Russian and Uzbek languages through a linguomethodical lens.

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Published

2026-02-27