SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF PERSON IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGE GRAMMAR
Keywords:
Key words: Person, Plular, Singular, Grammatical Alignment, Pronominal SystemAbstract
The concept of "Person" is a fundamental part of the grammatical structure in
both English and Uzbek languages. However, the way this concept is expressed and
applied in the two languages exhibits both similarities and differences. This study
examines the treatment of "Person" in the grammar of English and Uzbek, focusing on
the categories of personal pronouns, verb conjugation, and other grammatical devices
that encode person. The analysis reveals that both languages have a similar three-way
distinction between first, second, and third person. However, Uzbek has a more
complex pronominal system with additional distinctions such as politeness levels. The
systems of verb conjugation to mark person also show divergences, with Uzbek verbs
exhibiting richer person-number inflections compared to the more analytic person
marking in English.The paper discusses how these grammatical differences in the
expression of "Person" between the two languages arise from their distinct typological
and historical backgrounds. The findings contribute to a better understanding of cross-
linguistic variation in the domain of person grammar and have implications for
translation, language teaching, and contrastive linguistic analysis.
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