SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF VOICE IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGE GRAMMAR

Abstract

This comparative study examines the concept of voice in the grammatical
structures of English and Uzbek languages. Voice, which pertains to the relationship
between the action or state expressed by the verb and its participants, reveals both
convergences and divergences across these two languages. In English, the primary
distinction is between active and passive voices, with the latter constructed using
auxiliary verbs and past participles. Uzbek, a Turkic language, also features active and
passive voices but employs distinct morphological markers and syntactic arrangements
to convey them. The study highlights the syntactic, morphological, and functional
similarities and differences, providing insights into how each language handles the
agent-patient dynamic within sentences. The comparison underscores the influence of
typological characteristics and historical developments on the grammatical expression
of voice in both languages.