THE GRAMMATICAL AND STYLISTIC STRUCTURE OF CHIASMUS IN UZBEK AND FRENCH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Zebiniso Bekmuradova Erkinovna Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Philological SciencesAssociate Professor, Alisher Navoiy Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Keywords:

chiasmus, inverted parallelism, syntactic symmetry, antithesis, antimetabole, paremiology, poetic discourse.

Abstract

 This article presents a comparative analysis of the grammatical and stylistic nature of chiasmus on the basis of Uzbek and French language materials. It examines the relationship of chiasmus to parallelism, antithesis, and antimetabole, while also highlighting the features that distinguish it from these devices. The lexical, syntactic, phonetic, and semantic manifestations of chiasmus are interpreted and illustrated through relevant examples. Analysis of Uzbek paremiological expressions and French poetic and proverbial materials shows that chiasmus intensifies the logical compactness, imagery, rhythm, memorability, and evaluative force of speech. In folk proverbs in particular, it serves to express an idea briefly yet powerfully, while in poetic discourse it creates semantic tension and artistic symmetry. The article substantiates the AB–BA pattern, inversion, syntactic symmetry, and semantic intersection as the principal defining features of chiasmus.

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Published

2026-03-30

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Zebiniso Bekmuradova Erkinovna. (2026). THE GRAMMATICAL AND STYLISTIC STRUCTURE OF CHIASMUS IN UZBEK AND FRENCH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. Journal of Applied Science and Social Science, 16(03), 1085–1088. Retrieved from https://www.internationaljournal.co.in/index.php/jasass/article/view/3864

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Vol. 16 No. 03 (2026): Journal of Applied Science and Social Science

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