THE ROLE OF THE PROVERB GENRE IN THE WORK OF HAMZA HAKIMZODA NIYAZI

Annotation: The article analyzes the proverbs used in the speeches of the protagonists of the work "The work of former judges or Maysara" by Hamza Hakimzoda Niyazi, a representative of the twentieth century Uzbek literature. The emotional-expressive and functional function of proverbs, their impact on the realities of the work, and the worldview of the protagonist are interpreted.