MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE UZBEK LANGUAGE AND THEIR COMPARISON WITH OTHER TURKIC LANGUAGES

Аннотация

The Uzbek language belongs to the Turkic language family, and its morphological system shows both similarities and differences with other Turkic languages. Morphology is an important branch of linguistics that analyzes the structure of words, their changes, and their grammatical meanings. This article examines the morphological structures of the Uzbek language and the word-formation processes carried out through them. In addition, the morphological features of Uzbek are compared with other Turkic languages such as Turkish, Kazakh, Tatar, and Kyrgyz. Similarities and differences in morphological structures, including affixation, methods of verb and noun formation, plural forms, and relationships among grammatical categories, are discussed. By identifying morphological contrasts in Turkic languages, the article contributes to a deeper understanding of linguistic connections between these languages. The analysis concludes with observations on the similarities and differences between the morphological system of Uzbek and those of other Turkic languages, as well as suggestions on how these differences should be addressed in linguistic research.