This article provides a comparative semantic and pragmatic analysis of simple-structured phraseological units in English and Uzbek. The study demonstrates that structural simplicity does not limit the semantic richness or pragmatic effectiveness of phraseological units. Comparative, descriptive, semantic, and pragmatic methods were employed in the analysis. The findings reveal that simple-structured phraseological units in both languages function as significant carriers of evaluative meaning, expressiveness, and cultural connotation. The results of the research contribute to the theoretical development of phraseology and comparative linguistics and may also be applied in translation studies and language teaching practice.

phraseological unit, simple structure, semantics, pragmatics, comparative linguistics, English and Uzbek.

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