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Abstract
This article investigates marriage-related lexical units in Uzbek and German from a comparative linguocultural perspective. Marriage is considered as a culturally marked concept reflected in vocabulary, ritual discourse, symbols and social norms. Special attention is paid to the Uzbek lexeme nikoh and the German lexeme Ehe, their etymology, semantic structure and cultural associations. The analysis shows that Uzbek marriage vocabulary is strongly connected with religious values, family traditions and collective responsibility, whereas German marriage vocabulary more clearly reflects legal regulation, individual choice and modern social change. At the same time, both languages express universal ideas such as loyalty, continuity, family formation and social recognition.
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