LINGUOCULTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE NAMES OF UZBEK JEWELRY
Keywords:
jewelry art, ornaments, amulet, traditional culture, semantics, ethnography, symbolism.Abstract
This article examines traditional Uzbek women's jewelry from the perspectives of functional purpose, semantic meaning, and socio-cultural significance. The classification of ornaments according to body parts and their role in both ritual and everyday contexts are analyzed. Special attention is given to amulets as protective objects, the symbolic properties of precious stones, and their connection to folk beliefs. The study employs ethnographic, historical, and semiotic approaches.
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