RIDDLES ARE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL CULTURE

Abstract

In this article, the definitions given to riddles are given, in which the linguocultural codes that perform the basic function are discussed, and it is explained that riddles are an important stable unit that reflects the national thinking and national culture of the respective people. The stable units that serve to reveal the thinking of the nation and its uniqueness and, at the same time, embody national values are defined, and the unity of language and culture is revealed in the main linguistic and cultural codes that play a basic role in the structure of the stable units of the Uzbek language. In addition, the features of linguistic and cultural codes such as biomorphs and objects in riddles in the Uzbek language are illuminated