Comparative typology of the plural form of nouns in English and Uzbek Abstract



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Comparative typology of the plural form of nouns in English and Uzbek

Gender Typological Category
The ideas of natural (biological sex) and grammatical (formal) gender comprise the typological category of gender. This category is linked to natural sex since it (this category) defines the gender (sex) of humans, animals, and birds. In English, it is represented through nouns and pronouns. (But, in Russian, it may also be conveyed using adjectives and verbs in the past simple tense.) Most Uzbek grammar texts do not include information regarding the gender category of Uzbek nouns since the writers believe Uzbek nouns do not have this category at all.
Yet, in English, several nouns can be classified as either men or females. Friends, cousins, doctors, neighbours, workers, and so on. The same may be stated of Uzbek kinship terminology. They are said to be of the same (neutral) gender. When no gender distinction is required, the masculine pronoun is used for these nouns.
Gender is expressed in three ways in the compared languages: morphologically, syntactically, and lexically. The morphological approach of indicating the gender category is done by adding gender suffixes to the word.
Typological category of plurality
The category of plurality refers to the system of grammatical expressions that reflect grammatical degree (number). This is the category. Formants representing this category are typically added to the stem of nouns when comparing languages (or pronouns). We must distinguish between logical and grammatical numbers. Proper nouns, from a logical standpoint, generally refer to a particular item or person. For example: John, London, and so on. Common nouns are used to represent common types of objects, which might logically include more than one.
Nouns in plenty.
Uzbek nouns and pronouns commonly signify this number with the suffix -lar, which can also be used to show respect for the person being spoken about. Dadamlar keldilar, for example. (But, keep in mind that you can only have one father).
The following English nouns can express the concept of plurality:
a) by the use of suffixes:
-s, -es (wife-wives, head-heads) (wife-wives, head-heads),
-en (oxen, children, brothers and sisters);
-a datum-data, sanatorium-sanatoria, phenomenon-phenomenon), and so on.
b) by substituting a different root vowel (man-men, goose-geese)

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