STYLISTIC FEATURES OF GENDER-BASED PROVERBS

This article explores the stylistic and linguistic peculiarities of gender-based proverbs in the Uzbek language, emphasizing their cultural, communicative, and aesthetic dimensions. Proverbs reflecting gender relationships have been an essential part of the national linguistic worldview, encoding social norms, values, and the perception of men and women in society. Through the lens of stylistics, this research investigates how lexical, metaphorical, and syntactic features convey gender meanings. The study draws upon comparative examples from English, Russian, and Turkic proverb traditions to highlight universal and culture-specific aspects. The findings reveal that gender-based proverbs function as both linguistic art and ideological instruments that reflect and reproduce gender identities across generations.

Keywords: gender linguistics, stylistic features, proverbs, figurative language, national mentality, linguistic worldview, gender stereotypes, metaphor