Verbal Realization of Connotation in Short Works

Abstract

This research analyzes the verbal realization of connotation in the prose art of Abdullah Qodiriy, looking into the additional meaning and stylistic richness of the meaning through figurative meaning in semantic identification in the literary language. Although much research has been conducted in Uzbekistan on such universal issues as metaphor and meaning shift and association, there has been no systematicm within-the-text classification of connotative quotations employed in Qodiriy's short prose. Using a qualitative semantic and stylistic analysis based on the principles of the modern semasiological theory, the present research explores metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche as the major processes of meaning change. The results indicate that Qodiriy used iconic metaphors of human beings, animals, plants, and gods, in addition to metonymy and synecdoche associated with speech and emotion, to create multilayered connotative meanings. The implications show that linguistic metaphors are denotative in nature, while artistic metaphors are connotative in their role in augmentation of imagery, brevity, and affect. This study reveals the author has got an expertise on the design of meaning and a great use of figurative devices to compress meaning and enhance expressive power which brings significant implications for stylistics, literary semantics and general development of meaning in Uzbek literary text.