SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF GENDER IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

Abstract

English and Uzbek both incorporate gendered pronouns and occupation titles, yet they diverge significantly in their treatment of grammatical gender, gender agreement, and language structure. Unlike English, which lacks grammatical gender for nouns, Uzbek assigns nouns into masculine, feminine, and neuter categories, impacting agreement patterns. Uzbek often indicates gender through suffixes or affixes, contrasting with English’s reliance on word order and context. Cultural influences also shape gender expression in language differently in each case. These distinctions emphasize the necessity of considering both linguistic and cultural aspects when analyzing gender expression in language.