Тамаддун нури Volume 6 Issue 81 (2026) · pp. 141-145
RIDDLES AS CULTURAL AND COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTS IN ENGLISH AND KARAKALPAK LITERARY TRADITIONS
Sagatova, Zarima, Сагатова, Зарима, Sagatova, Zarima
Abstract
This article examines the role and functions of riddlesin English and Karakalpak literary traditions from a comparativelinguocultural perspective. The study explores the use of riddles in variousliterary genres, including epic poetry, fairy tales, poetic contests, children'sliterature, and classical works of English literature. Particular attention ispaid to the artistic, cognitive, and cultural functions of riddles as narrativedevices, tests of wisdom, symbols of intelligence, and instruments of moraland philosophical reflection.
riddle, folklore, linguocultural analysis, cognitive linguistics, oral tradition, cultural memory, literary discourse, comparative studies, verbal art, national worldview.загадка, фольклор, лингвокультурологический анализ, когнитивная лингвистика, устная традиция, культурная память, литературный дискурс, сравнительные исследования, словесное искусство, национальная картина мира.topishmoq, folklor, lingvomadaniy tahlil, kognitiv tilshunoslik, og‘zaki an’ana, madaniy xotira, adabiy diskurs, qiyosiy tadqiqotlar, so‘z san’ati, milliy dunyoqarash.
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