THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATURE AND CULTURE IN ENGLISH AND KARAKALPAK PROVERBS

Abstract

This narrative study examines how embodied cognition and linguoculturology work together in the meaning of English and Karakalpak proverbs. I read attested proverb pairs (Latin script for Karakalpak) through conceptual metaphor mappings and value-oriented cultural commentary. The analysis focuses on recurring images – forge/heat, orchard/gravity, precious metals, and local fauna – and groups the data as full, partial, and functional nonequivalents. Results show that shared cognitive frames (opportunity as heat, resemblance as proximity, prudence and restraint) are realized through culture-specific imagery that reflects craft traditions, rural ecology, and social etiquette. Differences in numeric heuristics and rhythmic form also support memory and norm strength in distinct ways. I argue that proverb analysis is an effective laboratory for observing the co-evolution of thought and culture, and I outline practical implications for pedagogy (concept-first explanations, equivalence matrices) and for future corpus building with standardized orthography.