STRUCTURAL CLASSIFICATION OF OXYMORON

Authors

  • Гулоим АЮПОВА Докторант Андижанского государственного института иностранных языков, Uzbekistan

The study examines the structural classification of oxymorons at three levels: morphemic, lexical, and syntactic. Three types of English oxymorons are identified according to R. Flayih's classification: oxymorons with affixal morphemes, with root morphemes, and at the phrase level We have proposed the following structural classification: oxymorons at the morphemic level, oxymoronic phrases, oxymoronic sentences. Frequency analysis showed that morphemic oxymorons are more common in Russian, while oxymoronic phrases are more prevalent in English. In Russian, morphemic oxymorons are less common. The study of structural and semantic classifications of oxymorons provides deeper insights into their role and significance in language.