This article provides a comparative analysis of the representation of gender stereotypes related to female and male behavior in Uzbek and English proverbs. Since proverbs are linguistic units that preserve the behavioral norms of a people in the most concise form, they make it possible to identify the types of behavior that society expects from men and women. In the study, proverbs in both languages were classified into four categories: speech behavior, behavioral patterns related to work and activity, emotional behavior, and moral behavior. The analysis revealed that in both paremiological systems, women are expected to demonstrate “reserved speech, patience, and propriety,” while men are expected to display “keeping one’s word, composure, and determination.” At the same time, female behavior is regulated in considerably greater detail than male behavior, which constitutes one of the main manifestations of gender asymmetry in paremiology. The findings of the study are of theoretical and practical significance for comparative linguistics, linguocultural studies, and language teaching methodology.

proverb, paremiology, behavior, gender stereotype, speech behavior, emotional behavior, moral norm, social control, gender asymmetry, linguocultural studies, comparative analysis, Uzbek language, English language.

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