This paper explores the semantic and stylistic representation of the water/suv concept in English and Uzbek through a linguo-cognitive lens. Drawing on comparative, semantic, and stylistic methodologies, the study reveals how the lexical and metaphorical realizations of the concept reflect cultural cognition and ecological perception. English employs water as a symbol of change, adaptability, and rational clarity, while Uzbek conceptualizes suv as sacred, life-giving, and spiritually purifying. Findings demonstrate that while both languages share universal archetypes of life and purity, they diverge in their cultural codification, with English favoring dynamic, process-oriented imagery and Uzbek emphasizing ethical, communal, and sacred dimensions. The research further establishes that the water/suv concept functions as a fundamental cognitive schema that integrates natural, emotional, and axiological domains of human experience. Its lexical realizations in both languages reveal how perception of the environment is filtered through cultural values and mental models. Consequently, water and suv embody not only physical substance but also conceptual categories that encode human memory, tradition, and worldview, reflecting the inseparable unity of language, thought, and culture.

concept, cognition, semantics, linguoculture, stylistics, worldview, comparative linguistics, water/suv…

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