| Description |
Proverbs and sayings are also genres of Uzbek oral folk art. A proverb is often in the form of grammatically completed sentence in which folk wisdom is expressed in instructive form. It is a wise adage, which is short, figurative and grammatically and logically complete, a phrase with a deep meaning. Proverbs, which have certain, steady and widely used rhythmic formula, emerged on the basis of people's centuries-long experience. In proverbs found its reflection people's life-related observations, their attitudes to the society, their history, spiritual state, ethical and aesthetic feelings and positive qualities. Having been preserved by the people throughout centuries, they acquired concise and simple poetic form.
A saying is a phrase that reflects a phenomenon of life, one of the small genres of folklore. Often has a humorous character. Saying, unlike the proverb, does not contain a generalizing meaning and is not a complete sentence. Sayings are beautiful examples of figurative thinking, which decorate our speech. Although they emerge relatively slow, they remain in use for several years. Sayings bear some similarities to folk proverbs. At the same time they differ from the latter with their peculiar features. These are the following: while proverbs are used as single complete conclusion in a speech, sayings act only as parts of that conclusion; while proverbs have a wide range of themes, sayings have exact themes and their exact functional purposes; while proverbs have their established form structures, sayings do not have such form structures; while proverbs are used sometimes in a figurative sense (or sometimes in a literal sense), sayings are used only in a figurative sense. |
| Social and cultural significance |
There are a lot of proverbs and sayings in the Uzbek language. Their role can be described as follows:
- proverbs and sayings proclaim morality
- proverbs and sayings - these are ethnographic raisins, verbal pearls, they adorn speech
- carry the foundations of popular philosophy
- proverbs and sayings are of great importance in the study of the mother tongue
- proverbs and sayings are attached to human wisdom
- proverbs and sayings - an example of the most optimal connection of content and form
You say the proverb and the thought is clear, you don't have to resort to another hundred words to tell about something. A person shares about any everyday situation with another, using proverbs, sayings and an interlocutor quickly understands what they want to convey to him. The proverb is an assistant in speech. It clearly and quickly gives a logical formula, asserts the truth. The positive attitude towards proverbs and sayings, as a storeroom of folk wisdom, is undoubtedly supported by the majority. No one argues with them. You can not listen to popular wisdom, but still life proves the correctness of proverbs and sayings. |
| Transmission method |
The element is an integral part of Uzbek folklore. It is passed from generation to generation, in the family, makhalla, kindergarten, school. It is specially studied in educational institutions of the philological direction. Books for children, special literature are published. Specialized research institutes such as the Institute of the Uzbek Language, Literature and Folklore of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan are working on this topic. Theaters, film studios, radio and television are applying efforts to preserve and use the element. |
| Community |
Families, kindergartens, schools, hobby groups in culture centers, philological universities, the Institute of the Uzbek language, literature and folklore |
