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This article aims to investigate idioms through an anthropocentric lens, comparing English and Karakalpak phraseology.

June 3, 2026Open Access

Anthropocentrism in English and Karakalpak Phraseology

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This article aims to investigate idioms through an anthropocentric lens, comparing English and Karakalpak phraseology.
Analyzes idioms with a focus on anthropocentrism.
Discusses idioms containing somatic elements.
Compares English idioms that lack Karakalpak equivalents.
Identifies key English idioms reflecting anthropocentrism.
Demonstrates lack of direct equivalents in Karakalpak for some English idioms.
Highlights the significance of cultural context in understanding phraseology.

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The present article is dedicated to the study of idioms from anthropocentric point of view. It is considered as one of the modern trends in the phraseological research.The article researches anthropocentric phraseology, i.e. phraseology with the man in the centre. Some idioms with somatic elements are also discussed and we give an example of a number of English idioms describing people which have no equivalents in Karakalpak.

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