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Pragmatics Of Using Cultural Metaphors and Phraseologisms in Intercultural Dialogue: A Comparative Study of Uzbek, British, and American Cultures

Pragmatics Of Using Cultural Metaphors and Phraseologisms in Intercultural Dialogue: A Comparative Study of Uzbek, British, and American Cultures

  • Yangibayeva B. Ye.
    Assistant teacher, Nukus State Technical University, Uzbekistan
Pragmatics cultural metaphors phraseologisms intercultural communication

This article compares and contrasts Uzbek, British, and American cultures in order to examine the practical uses of cultural metaphors and phraseologisms in cross-cultural communication.  The study emphasises how these linguistic components represent cultural norms, mental processes, and values.  The article illustrates the potential difficulties and miscommunications that may occur in cross-cultural conversations because of disparate idiomatic and metaphorical expressions through a number of examples.

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