Dialectological Features and Lexical Layer of Yor-Yor Texts in the Tashkent Region

This article introduces a functional dialectological analysis of texts of wedding folklore (yor-yor), formed in the Tashkent region. These ritual folklore texts are attributed as a significant source demonstrating the phonetic, lexicon and partly grammatical forms of areal speechin Karluk-Chigil-Uyghur dialect group. The study employs the scientific views of linguists and obtains lexical units from historical sources through comparative-historical method. The everyday-life vocabulary appearing as a moral feature in yor-yor texts is semantically classifies, historical layers, regional features and the scope of use are determined. In the context of areal linguistics, its scientific value for dialectological notes is verified.