Semantic and Cognitive Aspects of the Female Image in Uzbek and English Literature: a Comparative Study of Abdulla Qodiriy and Jane Austen

This article examines the semantic and cognitive aspects of the female image in Uzbek and English literature based on the works of Abdulla Qodiriy and Jane Austen. Using a linguo-cognitive approach, the study explores how linguistic means and conceptual structures reflect culturally grounded perceptions of women in two distinct literary traditions. The analysis focuses on the interplay between universal gender archetypes, cultural codes, social norms, and mental attitudes. The study demonstrates that female images emerge as complex semiotic constructs shaped by both individual authorial vision and collective cultural models, and that they serve as tools for social critique in both Eastern and Western literary contexts.