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August 21, 2026; Liverpool, UK
XI International Scientific and Theoretical Conference «Theoretical and practical scientific achievements: research and results of their implementation»

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METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR RESEARCHING THE CATEGORY OF TIME IN COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS

Published 21.08.2026

  • Abdulhamid Akmaljon o’g’li Anvarov
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Abdulhamid Akmaljon o’g’li Anvarov
Tashkent University of Humanities, Uzbekistan

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Abstract

In the system of contemporary comparative interlingual research, comparative linguistics occupies a distinct methodological space. This field determines the balance between linguistic universals and national-cultural specificities by parallel-examining, on the synchronic plane, the similar (unified) and differing (differential) features of languages with diverse structures. The temporal (time) category is one of the most complex and compelling objects for this paradigm. This is because, on the one hand, time is a general anthropological-philosophical coordinate shared by all of humanity, while on the other, it is a linguistic phenomenon classified differently according to the internal grammatical and semantic nature of each language. In methodological analysis, there is often a tendency to use the terms “contrastive” and “typological” analysis as synonyms, yet their epistemological boundaries differ sharply. Typological analysis operates on the macro-level, seeking general patterns and macro-universals across the material of a large family of languages.

Author Biography

Abdulhamid Akmaljon o’g’li Anvarov

Assistant, Department of Pedagogy and Languages

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