Types and Distinctive Features of Imitative Units in Uzbek and English

Abstract

This article provides a comparative analysis of the linguistic features, classification and functional-semantic aspects of imitative units in Uzbek and English. It explains the place of imitative units in the language system and their importance in expressing sounds, movements, states and emotional experiences. The distinctive features of sound-imitative and state-imitative units in Uzbek and of onomatopoeic and ideophonic units in English are analysed on the basis of examples. As a result of the study, it was found that in both languages imitative units are an important linguistic means that increases the figurativeness, expressiveness and emotional impact of speech.