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LEXICO-SEMANTIC PECULIARITIES OF CONCEPT OF HAPPINESS IN
ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Djumabayeva Mariyam Tolibjonovna
Master student of UzSWLU
X.Muxammedova
Scientific adviser: PhD.,
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14235452
Abstract
: This article explores happiness as expressed in English language
from lexico-semantic pecularities point of view. In doing so, it addresses the
lexico-semantic characteristics that shape this concept. Through an analysis of
different materials: novels, passages, idioms, metaphors, this study investigates
how happiness is conceptualized in lexico-semantic features.
Key words:
lexic-semantic, happiness, feature, English, Uzbek,
pecularities, feature.
In English, happiness is often articulated through terms that emphasize
individual joy and achievement, like "contentment," "joy," and "satisfaction."
Each of these words hints at happiness as a result of personal fulfillment or
success, suggesting an individual-centered view where happiness is something
each person is responsible for finding. Common expressions such as "to be
happy with oneself" or "the pursuit of happiness" illustrate this perspective,
positioning happiness as both a goal and an internal state.
In English, happiness is often viewed as a personal journey or aspiration.
Proverbs like "Happiness is a state of mind" and "Money can't buy happiness"
suggest that happiness is subjective, not tied to wealth, and depends on an
individual's mindset or personal experiences. English literature also often
portrays happiness as a dynamic state that one strives for or discovers through
personal growth, relationships, or career accomplishments.
Humankind builds their own world based on these ideas of happiness,
and people cannot live without making judgments about the concepts of
happiness. The word "happiness" carries different connotations in different
languages, with each language having its own field of synonyms. The study
of the verbalization of the concept of "happiness" in the English and Uzbek
worldviews led to the conclusion that in the perception of this concept, there
are both general and specific aspects. This enables us to consider the
concept of "happiness" as having universal and nation-specific mental
structures. Happiness is one of the most widely used expressions of human
emotions in English and Uzbek. The creation of a comprehensive and
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philosophically sound concept happiness sought by a great number of
scientists at all times. First known theories about happiness dates back to
ancient times. It is known that happiness is one of the main concepts of
human life. Regardless of a person's nationality, race or faith, this concept
means a certain completeness of being, the ultimate goal of a person. The
problem of happiness has been on people's minds since ancient times.
Augustine, Aristotle, Seneca, and Thomas Aquinas considered various concepts
of the pursuit of happiness. The analysis of the concept of happiness in modern
ecclesiology can be found in the works of Feuerbach, Mill, Helvetius, Bentham
and other scientists. Polish philosopher V. Tatarevich wrote an important
work called "Human happiness and bliss" . It should be noted that almost
all scientists and thinkers dealing with ethics expressed their opinions
about happiness . Great and wise people of different eras expressed such
extraordinary interest in happiness and its various manifestations that the idea
of happiness lies in the origin of culture, which is the reason why it is
interpreted as a part of individual and national consciousness. The attitude to
happiness, in turn, determines the main characteristics of the spiritual
essence of a person
At the same time, over time, this word began to express such meanings
as activity, success, lifestyle, fulfillment of desires, achievement of goals, that is,
concepts closer to moral and ethical values. To be fully satisfied with one's life:
Is there more happiness than living satisfied with the breath, love, and gifts of
Mother Earth? -Happiness. In addition, this lexeme also has semantic synonyms
suchas omad, tole, iqbal: Why do you chase the bird of happiness that landed on
your head with a club. We cite the following synonyms of the concept of
happiness as an example: happiness, luck, joy, joy, luck, satisfaction, happiness,
tole, murod, intention,ability. In Azim Khojiyev's explanatory dictionary of
Uzbek language synonyms, the concept of happiness and its synonyms are
presented through the following lexemes: happiness, fate, happiness, luck,
and life satisfaction, or things that give a person such a feeling . A synonym of
Iqbal is mainly a high style word. In most cases, the meaning of the synonyms of
luck, fortune, and happiness is the same as luck. The synonym of happiness is a
variant of the literary language and is rare in the language. In addition to the
above-mentioned synonyms, there are also synonyms such as happy, happy,
blissful, toleli, masud. For example: He was lucky, he was lucky. Happy book.
My happy eyes, when I think about it, I see two springs and cry. The synonym of
Mas'ud is considered obsolete and archaic and is used only in the high style.
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The concept of "happiness/bakht" refers to a person's feelings and
reflects a state of satisfaction, so one can comprehend that the feeling of
"happiness/bakht" is associated with emotions akin to joy, considering the
sense of joy in the background.
List of used literature:
1.
Khojiyev A. Dictionary of Uzbek language. Tashkent: Oqituvchi. 2000.-P.
142.
2.
Tatarevich V. Analysis of Happiness, Warsaw, PWN, The Hague, Martinus
Nijhoff, 1976. – P. 34.
3.
Tatarevich V. A history of philosophy. Warsaw, PWN, The Hague, Martinus
Nijhoff, 1979. – P. 72.
